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Work has been started on the speedway and river drive across the Soldiers Field marshes. A railroad has been laid to be used in the operations and three dredging machines are now removing the material from the Charles, with which the dike and drives are to be built. A gang of men is putting down a system of piping to drain the marshes back of the dike...
...colore map of Soldiers Field and Longfellow Park as they will appear after the completion of the improvements now authorized by the Park Commission. The location of the new boat house on the south bank and in a line with the prolongation of the west side of the dike, is also given...
Although the success in raising funds warrants work being begun next summer, the boat house would hardly be accessible until the completion of the work of the Park Commission. The new dike will probably be finished in September and work on the building being begun the following spring will warrant its completion in time for the autumn rowing...
...weather permits, the final crosscountry run of the season will take place this afternoon at 3.45 sharp. The course is a little over ten miles in length and extends from the Gymnasium across the Common, down Concord avenue, along Garden street to Sherman Street, thence to the dike, through the clay pits to Concord avenue, down Fresh Pond drive, round Fresh Pond, up path through woods to Mt. Auburn street, over Brattle street to Mason, across the Common to the Law School steps...
...first three men in will receive prizes. There will be a checker at the beginning of the dike, and also one near the Fresh Pond drive. J. G. Lathop, John Graham and F. H. Bigelow '98, will act as timers...