Word: allston
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...improved. The course lay through Brookline and Jamaica Plain to Chestnut Hill reservoir. Here Mr. Matthewson and Mr. Norton made up their handicap but again the scent was lost and the other hounds caught up again. The hounds just beyond the reservoir broke for home. Norton led till beyond Allston with Matthewson and Slocumb just behind. It was then so dark that it was unsafe to spurt so as it was impossible for the handicapped men to gain twenty seconds on Mr. Slocumb and forgetting there was a third prize it was resolved to ride in together. Mr. Matthewson...
...supposed to keep together, made many windings till the Mill Dam was again reached. Here the order was given to break for home, Smith, Matthewson and Appleton leading, Norton and Proctor 150 yards behind. Norton caught the front hounds soon, but lost by taking the wrong turning to Allston, but at Allston was leading again, cutting out the pace very fast, he finished first, going very strong at Brighton bridge. The time of the hare was 1 hr., 7 m., 55 sec.; Norton 1 hr., 13 m., 24 sec.; Matthewson 1 hr., 13 m., 28 sec.; Smith...
Trains by Boston & Albany Railroad stop at Allston, near Beacon Park. Horse-cars from Bowdoin and Park squares pass the gates...
...yesterday was about the same in length as that of a week ago, but was characterized by faster running than usual, the finish being made by the hares in 1 hour 6 1/2 minutes. The hares led the course across Brighton bridge, half way to Allston, and then across the fields to Beacon Park, through the park around back of Allston, circling Corey Hill by a long detour, coming around by Brighton, and then down the railroad track half way to Allston, where the bags were left among the stockyards. The hounds were detained five or six minutes, hunting...
...Simmons, Allston...