Word: 58s
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Bodley was second. F. B. Lund, '88, ran an exhibition 120 yards in 12 1-2s. The half mile brought out H. M. Stegman, '91; H. R. Miles, '88; F. B. Dana, '88, and G. P. Cogswell, '88. Miles set a fast pace for the first quarter under 58s. Cogsll then took the lead finishing in 1m. 59 1-2s. Miles was second. This time beats the previous record 2m. 1-5s., made by Wendell Baker in 1885. A tug of war was introduced after this event. This is a new idea, to give the team which...
...Deblois dropped out on the third quarter. Dudley still led though Dana was gaining on him, while Marquand was badly tired. Dana's time on the third was 3.44. On the fourth lap Dudley was running seemingly as fresh as ever and won easily in 4m. 58s., with Dana second. Record 4m. 37 3-4s. by Cuyler, of Yale...
...first fifty yards, rowing 38 strokes to Harvard's 40. This state of affairs was of but short duration, however, and before another hundred yards had been covered, the Harvard boat had been sent a length to the fore. The times at the half mile were, Harvard, 2m. 58s.,: Columbia, 3m. 9s. At the mile buoy both crews were bending to their work with a 40 stroke, the crimson leading by four open lengths. Time, Harvard, 6m. 1s.: Culumbia 6m. 22s. Columbia now struck into a 44 stroke, only to reach the mile and a half flag...
...from the spectators on the train that must have been heard at the finish line. Both crews were pulling 40 strokes to the minute, yet at the half-mile stake the Yale men had fallen three lengths to the rear. This distance was covered by Harvard in 2m. 58s.; by Yale in 3m. 12s. Upon entering the second half-mile rough water was met, but the waves were not high enough to seriously incommode the oarsmen. At the mile flag the time was taken at 5m. 52s. for Harvard. Yale passed the flag 20 seconds later, and four lengths behind...
...MILE RUN.C. A. Bird, '77, 60s., May 22, 1875; H. C. Dunham, '77, 59s., Nov. 6, 1875; H.C. Dunham, '77, 58s., June 9, 1875; T. H. Simmons, '80, 58s., May 19, 1877; Robert Bacon, '80, 54s., May 24, 1878; E. J. Wendell, '82, 53 1-2s., May 22, 1880; W. H. Goodwin...