Word: dashes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Open to college men only - One-half mile dash; one mile scratch; three mile scratch...
...received a letter inviting all members to take part in the spring meeting of the Philadelphia Fencing and Sparring Club, at Stenton, Wayne Junction, (Philadelphia & Reading R. R.) on Saturday, May 5th. Events: 100-yards dash, 220-yards dash, 440-yards dash, half-mile run, mile run (handicap), hurdle race (120 yards, 10 hurdles), 100-yards dash (open to club members only), 440-yards dash (open to club members only), running high jump, running broad jump, standing broad jump, bicycle race, two miles (open to all amateurs), tug of war (teams of four, limited in weight to 650 pounds...
OPEN TO COLLEGE MEN ONLY.One-half mile dash, one mile scratch, three miles scratch...
...made with the management of those grounds, otherwise the meeting will be held at Mott Haven. The list of events on last year's programme was then read, and unless objection was made to any event it stood as last year. The following is the list: 100 yards dash, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile run, 1 mile walk, 120 yards hurdles, running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, shot, hammer, 2 mile bicycle race, tug-of-war. Harvard moved that the tug-of-war be removed from the programme; (1) because it is a great expense...
...inward trip from Cambridge to Boston, Wednesday evening, an exciting scene occurred at the Boston & Albany Railroad crossing, Cambridgeport. The car, which was crowded with passengers, was not stopped in accordance with the law, and suddenly the horses got beyond the control of the driver, and made a dash forward. As a locomotive was approaching under a fair rate of speed, the gates, one on each side of the track, were closed across the street, but the horses dashed through the gate on the Cambridge side, tearing it from the hinges, and dragging the car after them. The car stopped...