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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Hasty Pudding Club.President, J. A. Wright, Jr.; Vice-President, W. Sheafe, Jr.; Secretary, J. T. Coolidge, 3d; Treasurer J. T. Bowen; Kp, F. Maclennan...
...C.President and Captain, H. W. H. Powell; Secretary, F. Simpson; Field Committee, T. Lee, T. Russell, C. Brigham...
...B.President, F. M. Leonard; Vice-President, W. M. Lancaster; Secretary, R. W. Ellis; Treasurer, F. G. Perry; Stage Manager, W. M. Richardson...
Fast Walking. - On September 14, at the sports of the Scottish-American Athletic Club, F. H. Armstrong in a 3-mile handicap, walking from scratch, covered the distance in 21 min. 17 sec., the fastest record in the world. The best English record is 21 min. 36 sec. by Venn, and the best American hitherto was 22 min. and 9 1/3 sec. by Armstrong. The track used was nine laps to the mile, and with very short corners. At the same meeting, out of five heats in a 75-yard handicap there were three dead-heats, - a silent compliment...
Armstrong. - This splendid amateur walker is to be sent abroad by the Harlem Athletic Club, to compete with English amateurs. Mr. F. J. Mott, of the same club, is also to be sent...