Word: flags
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Under the Red Flag is the title of Mr. Edward King's latest story. Henry T. Coates, the publisher, has given the book an attractive dressing and it will be popular. It is an account of the adventures of three American boys during the Paris Commune...
...interesting contest is being carried on at the fair in the Madison Square Garden, New York. A large American flag is being balloted for by adherents of the various colleges. The college that has the most ballots cast for it wins the flag. Up to Friday of last week Yale was ahead, when Harvard who was second picked up and at last accounts stood several ballots ahead of her rival. The price for each ballot is ten cents, and the contest will close on Saturday next...
...exercises. This will be particularly appreciated this fall while the gymnasium is closed. Besides the routine marching and training in the manual of arms, there is drill in marching, skirmish practice, presentation of colors, and the like. If enough men join the company there will also be signalling by flag and heliostat. In the spring there is rifle practice, the government providing ammunition and targets...
...rowed on the Thames June 28. Yale won easily in 21 minutes and 30 seconds; Harvard's time was 22 minutes, 5 seconds. Yale went to the front with a good lead almost in the first twenty strokes which they continued to increase up to the two-mile flag, where Harvard began to close up the gap a bit. Harvard made another attempt to catch the Yale boat at the three-mile flag, and succeeded in gaining a few seconds, which they held to the three-and-a-hald-mile flag. Thereafter Yale continued to pull away steadily, notwithstanding Harvard...
...points of the race was: Half mile-Harvard, 2.18; Yale, 2.20; Columbia, 2.25. First mile-Yale, 4.58; Harvard, 5; Columbia, 5.15. Second mile and finish-Yale, 10.28; Harvard, 10.33; Columbia, 13.18.5. Columbia's bad beat was due to the breaking of Captain Pierrepont's oarlock before reaching the mile flag. Yale pulled uniformly 38 strokes, Harvard 40 to 41, and Columbia 38 to 40 per minute...