Word: fastings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Fast as if Styx had girt them nine times round...
...Fast as if Styx had girt them nine times round...
Yesterday's hare and hounds run was most successful. The hares, Baldwin and G. P. Cogswell, '83, laid a broad and easily discrimblescent round Fresh Pond and back, and covered this distance in the fast time of 40 minutes. The hounds, under the leadership of W. Austin, '87, followed hard behind, and nearly succeeded in getting home within the allotted time after the hares. Dana was the first hound in, completing the distance in 50 minutes...
...Sanders Theatre, which are commented upon below, were highly successful, and the number present was almost unprecedented. The foot-ball game, in reality a game of "wallowing," was played with pluck by both teams. The steady play of the men was especially noticeable when it is remembered that fast running was out of the question, good tackling extremely difficult, and sure kicking absolutely impossible. A steady down-pour of rain can hardly conduce to success in any athletic contest, especially when that contest is one of foot-ball...
...LOEB, Sec'y.H. A. A. The hare and hound hunt this afternoon will be a fast hunt. All those who intend to run will please sign the book at Bartlett's before 3 p.m. to-day. The hares will start...