Word: contest
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...country, but it should also tend to improve our records, and eventually make them equal, or even surpass, those of the English Universities. The spirit of competition ought to draw out the best efforts of the representatives of each college, and the honor of winning in such a contest should be sufficient incentive for hard training on the part of those who intend to enter. The "Relay Race" is especially attractive, and we hope to see our six best runners on the track. The distance - thirty miles - is indeed rather long, but for this reason it will...
...Athletic Games at Columbia will be held this winter, as before, and open to entries from other colleges. Those here who expect to contest should go into training at once. The principal feature will be a relay race...
...Bacon was the favorite candidate for First Marshal, and after the first ballot was elected by acclamation. The contest for Second Marshal lay between Messrs. Hooper, Roosevelt, Stow, N. M. Brigham, Trimble, and Ware. Mr. Ware was elected. The struggle for Third Marshal was between Messrs. N. M. Brigham and Trimble, and Mr. Trimble was elected...
...MORROW morning, if the weather is fine, the Class Races will come off over the Charles River course, and an exciting contest may safely be predicted between at least two of the crews! The necessity of having some system by which the Captain of the 'Varsity can have an opportunity of selecting his crew from the greatest number of possible candidates in the autumn is recognized by every one, and it seems as though the system on trial this year will be satisfactory. The impetus given to rowing last spring proved the success of basing the contest on class feeling...
...chief interest in the coming class races is at present divided between the Senior and Junior crews, who, as far as can be judged, are very evenly matched. The Sophomores are organizing an eight, to be sure, and expect to take part in the contest; but they were so unlucky in the spring, and have begun to train so late, that they will have hard work to keep up with '80 and '81. The Freshmen, of course, are too inexperienced to take part in the race on the 25th...