Word: finished
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...start and in consequence all but Rood, of Columbia, and Hamilton, of Yale, were thrown down. Rood took the lead followed closely by Hamilton. The other competitors again mounted their machines and followed as best they could. Despite the evident unfairness of this, they were allowed to finish the race. Reed of Columbia took third place. On the second lap Reed passed Hamilton and drew up on Rood. On the third lap he passed Rood but Rood spurted and again took first place, but on the home stretch Reed again passed him, winning in in 6 minutes...
...half-mile run there were nine entries. Trask of Harvard took the lead, running in beautiful form followed closely by Goodwin. Trask struck a tremendous gait and soon all the contestants but Goodwin fell far behind. About a hundred and fifty yards from the finish, Goodwin passed Trask and came in at almost a hundred yards gait, crossing the line in 2 minutes 2 seconds. Trask's time was 2 minutes 5 seconds...
...class races at Yale took place at 7.45 P. M. on Wednesday. The freshmen, who were ahead, stopped an eighth of a mile from the finish, a steamer crossing their track. The juniors and sophomores pulled to the finish in good form. As the freshmen's protest has been allowed, the race will be rowed over...
Prof. Bocher will read the first half of Beaumarchais' "Le Mariage de Figaro" tomorrow at ten o'clock, in his room at Sever. he will finish it on the following Friday...
...requested to be on Holmes field as soon after two as possible, as it is desirable to finish all but the final match of the singles today...