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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...second annual fall handicap road race of the Bicycle Club will occur this afternoon over the ten-mile course through North Cambridge, West Somerville and Arlington. The race will start at 4.10 sharp, and will finish on Garden street, in front of Christ Church. Riding on sidewalks in the race will not be allowed, and any contestant doing so will be ruled out. The first three men will receive cups. In order that the men may be properly checked by the checkers at Arlington, numbers will be given the men which must be worn on the chest. The handicaps...
...White, Gr. Dustan had a handicap over his opponent of three inches, and won by a jump of 5 feet. The 440 yards run was the next event. In this there were eight entries, Mandell. '89, and Endicott, '90, being scratched The men came in well at the finish. T. J. Stead, '91, leading, his time being 52 1-4 seconds. W. H. Wright came in second. The half mile run was contested by W. P. Downs, '90, anc G. L. Batchelder, '92, who had 40 yards handicap. The race was well run by both men, Downes gaining...
...orchestra showed its great techinal skill and wonderful finish in the "Leonore, No. 3." overture. The violin passages in the conclusion were played with an exactness which can never be excelled. By far the most interesting suite the orchestra employed, is Moszkowski's suite in F, every one of the five movements bringing enthusiastic response from the audience. Each is very characteristic, and brings out some peculiar feature of the orchestra. In the first movement is a tuba solo, in the third, a flute solo, variation of a theme, also a variation with whole stringed orchestra pizzicatto and the last...
...Medford Street and again on Warren Street till it meets Broadway. Turn to the right and go around the triangle again. Then back towards the starting point till near the common; here turn to the right and go via Waterhouse Street to Garden Street, past the Annex and finish opposite Christ Church...
...riders who finished yesterday were in favor of this course in preference to the old one, although the roads are rougher, because of the absence of railroad crossings, and the convenience of start and finish. Twenty-three entries have already been sent in for the road race...