Word: granting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Mile run-Grant, Fenno, Newell...
...seconds. Hollister should also win the half, unless he is too tired, in which case Fenno, who has been running close to 2 minutes should win over Orton who will have had to run the mile first. Orton is picked to win the mile run by Pennsylvanians, but Grant with his record of 4.28 1-5 should give him a close race. The mile walk is generally conceded to Pennsylvania, with Fetterman, although Phillips's record of 7.17 is better than that of 7.24 made by Fetterman in the Cornell games. The bicycle race is uncertain. Douglass of Pennsylvania, Hewitt...
...Morrfield Storey and Judge Robert Grant were elected honorary members of the society...
...Foote, H. A. A. (120 yds.); second, D. Grant, H. A. A. (50 yds.); third, P. A. Hutchinson, H. A. A. (120 yds.). Time, 4m. 18s. Grant's time for the full mile, taken separately, was 4m. 28 1-5s. Conneff on scratch...
...mile run a large field started with Conneff on the scratch. It was announced that Grant would try to break the Harvard record, and, as he had a handicap of 50 yards, he continued beyond the finish to this point where special timers were stationed. Conneff was in poor form and gained only a few yards on Grant during true race. Grant ran with excellent pluck and judgment, and half a lap from the finish took the lead for a moment. Foote, however, with his long handicap, proved too strong and regained the lead. Grant was a close second...