Word: closing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...afternoon was extremely favorable for high scoring, and, despite the absence of some of the club's best shots, the records show that good shooting was no rarity. The opening of the new series of matches called out a fairly large field of entries, and the score sheets showed close competition in the various events...
...seems that the polo players put in some vigorous work during the spring months, with a view to entering the summer polo games at Newport. Though but little was said about the work of the team, the improvement was steady, and the close of the college year found both men and ponies in the best possible form for the work to be done later. The Westchester Polo Club had offered a set of cups to be played for by the clubs of America, and Captain Belmont had been training his men for the express purpose of winning these cups...
...Under the Rose," a term now used for anything said confidentially at a social gathering took its rise from a custom of wearing chaplets of roses at conuivial entertainments, where, as there were many things said which would not bear repetition, everything was considered to be forgotten with the close of the entertainment. A half century ago, in some of the German universities, it was looked upon as a mortal offense to refuse to drink drink when asked, no matter how often the invitation came. Refusal was promptly followed by a challenge to fight a duel. The story is told...
...YARDS HURDLE RACE.The 120 yards hurdle race, for which were entered J. D. Bradley, '86 (scratch); F. B. Lund, '88, (10 yards); F. L. B. Noble, '88 (17 yards), was won by Noble, with Lund second. The race was very close. Noble's time was 17 1-2 seconds. Record, 17 1-2 by Mulford of Columbia...
...YARDS RUN.Entries, S. G. Wells, '86 (scratch); C. N. Wells, S. S. (5 yards); H. L. Clark, '87 (6 yards); and J. M. Smith, '89 (15 yards). The race was close between Wells, '86 and Wells, S. S. On the last 100 yards, Wells, '86 took the lead and won in 54 1-5s. The winner is a very fast runner, but his whole ambition seems to be simply to win the race, and when he has secured a lead, he makes no effort to make good time. Record, 50 1-4s. by Baker...