Word: events
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Both the intermediate and junior crews show excellent form at present and are rowing the regular distance in fast time. Owing to the withdrawal of the other intermediate entries, the Weld crew has transferred its entrance to the senior event...
...chief event at Poughkeepsie yesterday was a change at 2 in the 'Varsity boat, where Bull took Thomson's place, in order to give the latter a rest. In the morning the work was poor, but in the afternoon Bull got into the swing, and the boat travelled well in spite of rough water. A three-mile stretch was rowed, followed by short spurts, in which the crew started by stroke's oar without the word...
...intercollegiate bicycle races, which were held on the Manhattan Beach track on Saturday, resulted in a victory for Columbia, with Yale second and U. of P. third. Columbia won first in every event, and out of forty points scored thirty-four. Records were broken in three races. That for the one mile was lowered 4 seconds; the five mile, 1m. 14 3-5s.; and the one mile tandem...
When the games were interrupted, Hopkinson stood first with twelve points, English High being a close second with eleven. In the seven events that were finished, three records were broken and one equalled. Hallowell, of Hopkinson, won the high hurdles in 16 2-5s., lowering W. W. Hoyt's record by one second. In the 880-yards run, McGarrett, of the Cambridge High and Latin, equalled R. F. Hanson's record of 2m. 1 1-5s. In the high jump, Rotch, of Hopkinson, made a new record of 5 ft. 8 in., raising C. J. Paine's record...
...yards dash was the most hotly contested event of the afternoon, Kane, of the English High School, winning from Butler by barely six inches...