Word: 53s
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Dartmouth won the championship last year, but was defeated on Thursday by Amherst, who captured seven first and three second prizes. Dartmouth got second place with six first prizes. Eleven of last year's records were broken. The events and winners were as follows: Quartermile run-Gove of Dartmouth, 53s.; two-mile run-Ellis of Dartmouth, 10m. 24 4-5s.; 100-yards dash-Keay of Dartmouth, 10 3-5s.; standing high jump-Crook of Williams, 4 ft. 11 3-4 in,; mile run-Wells of Amherst, 4m. 40 4-5s.; running high jump-Ludington of Amherst...
...rain. But in spite of this two records were broken. Following are the winners: 100-yards dash, Sherrill, '89, 10 1-4s.; one-mile run, Harmar, '90, 4m. 32 2-5s. (this breaks the intercollegiate record of 4m. 36 4-5s.; 440 yards run, Sherrill, 53s.; 220 yards hurdle, Sweeney, '89. 28 3-5s., breaking Yale record of 29 1-2s.; one mile walk, Platt, '89, 7m. 38 2-5s.; 120-yards hurdle, Berger, '88, 17s.; half-mile run, Holton, 2m. 42 2-5s.; 220 yards dash, Robinson...
...Columbia at 12m. 47s. Columbia now spurted desperately, rushing the stroke up to 42, but without avail, for the crimson passed the three mile mark in 18m. 40s., with the crew in good condition and rowing well together, while the blue and white made the same distance in 19m. 53s., with No's. 2 and 7 giving unmistakable signs of distress. At the three and a half mile flag, Harvard hit the stroke up to 38, and passed over the line in 24m. 27s., fully a quarter of a mile in advance of Columbia. The latter crew finished...
...mile handicap of the Blackheath Harriers, held at Stamford Bridge, Nov. 13, W. G. George succeeded in eclipsing his record for ten miles, doing the distance in 52m. and 53s., but secured only third place. He thought he was in second position when he was no better than fourth, when he discovered his mistake too late, and after running the last lap (four to a mile) in 1m. 8s., the time of George for each mile : One mile, 4m. 55s : two miles, 10 m. 4s; three miles, 15m. 20s; four miles 20m. 43s; five miles, 26m. 5s; six miles...