Word: fours
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Oxford crew won the four and a quarter mile race from Cambridge Saturday by two and a third lengths. For the first mile the race was very close, but from this point the Oxford crew drew steadily ahead, and by the end of the third mile the result was assured. Oxford also won by a small margin in the track games...
...Sledge Expedition by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen. By Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. With an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup. With about 100 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations, 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Nansen's own Water-Color, Pastel, and Pencil Sketches, and an Etched Portrait, Two Photogravures, and Four Maps. About 1200 pages. Two Volumes, Large Octavo, Gilt Tops, Uncut Edges...
...result of these contests is not particulary encouraging. The purpose of the management in holding them was to bring out a larger number of men for this event. Eight men took part in the first competition, seven in the second, and but four men in the last...
Each class shall be limited to four entries in the dashes, hurdles, and walk; to three in the other events...
...yards run shall be run in one heat if there are not more than ten starters, otherwise four men shall constitute a heat...