Word: chasing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...chosen by captains Steeple-chase about...
...sports of the Columbia Athletic Club. We give them our best wishes for their success. Two events have been added since the programme was published, - a tug-of-war between picked teams from the crew of the steamer City of Chester, of the Inman Line, and a chase by the Columbia College Hare and Hounds Club in full uniform. The four-mile walk (go as you please) promises to be the great event of the occasion. The entries from Columbia have been very large...
...second ten of the K. N. are as follows: A. M. Allen, F. R. Burton, W. G. Chase, J. McG. Foster, A. F. Lane, J. P. Lyons, C. F. Mason, C. H. Mahon, W. T. McKone, O. A. Olmsted...
...Appleton. The election of Reginald Heber Fitz as professor of pathological history was referred under the rules to Hon. Messrs. Codman, Wyman, and Green. The Visiting Committee were increased as follows: To visit the observatory, Randolph Coolidge, Charles F. Choate, Alexander Agassiz; to visit the College, George B. Chase; to visit the Library, George Dexter; to visit the Medical and Dental Schools, John T. Codman. The Committee on Reports and Resolutions presented a partial report by Hon. W. G. Russell...
...Steeple-Chase was the final event, and crowned a good day's sports with an interesting and amusing race. The entries were open at the stake, and were filled by some ten men. The start took in a good broad jump over a wide hurdle, and after that the course lay over fences, hurdles, etc., for nearly three quarters of a mile. The scene created much amusement, as men went hobbling, falling, and crawling over these obstacles. As they approached the finish, it was plain the contest lay between Torrey, '82, and Butler, '77. It was won by Torrey, with...