Word: handicap
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...class races at Yale take place on May 15 at Lake Saltonstall. The class of '86 will not be represented. The contest is between the three lower classes and the 'varsity, the latter giving a handicap...
...past few days there has been talk of having a race between the 'varsity and the '88 class crew, - the 'varsity of course giving a handicap. Accordingly, yesterday afternoon the race came off over the regular Charles River course. At about half past five the crews rowed out to the starting point at the Brookline bridge, - the 'varsity allowing their competitors four lengths. Both crews made good starts, '88 rowing about 34 strokes to the minute, and the 'varsity a trifle faster. As the boats came down the river the 'varsity gradually closed up the gap between them...
...connection with the Myers-George races, there will also be handicap races for amateurs...
...feet one inch. Clark, Bradley and Rogers now did some good and graceful jumping. Rogers jumped five feet three and a half inches, but failed to clear half an inch more. Bradley jumped five feet four and seven-tenths inches. Clark then attempted to make up the five inches handicap. Last year Clark, Atkinson and Fogg tied at 5 ft. 8 3-4 in., and much interest was felt whether this record could be bettered. Clark jumped 5 ft. 9 in., which, however, did not make up the handicap of five inches. Bradley therefore won first prize with Clark second...
...entries were H. H. Bemis, '87, scratch; E. C. Wright, '86, scratch; F. W. Murphy, L. S., 30s.; H. Swain, S. S., 40s.; F. E. Zinkeisen, '89, 40s.; A. H. Knapp, '89, 50s.; W. Noble, L. S., 55s. Fifty-five seconds, or even 30 seconds, is a big handicap to overcome in a mile walk, but Bemis and Wright walked splendidly and on the first quarter gained 50 yards and on the second 100 yards. On the last quarter the scratch men had passed all their competitors except Murphy. Bemis had secured a lead of about a yard...