Word: handicaped
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...next event was the 40 yards dash, handicap, and it brought forth the most enthusiasm from the spectators. Trial heats gave Harvard four places which were won by Bloss '94, scratch; Andrade '92, 3 ft.; Hawes '92, 1 ft.; and Shead '93, 2 ft. All but Hawes succeeded in getting into the semi-finals, and in the finals Bloss and Harding of Columbia ran a dead heat while Andrade took third place. The greatest interest was expressed when Harvard and Columbia represented by Bloss and Harding strove to down each other in the deciding sprint, and when Bloss shot ahead...
...yards handicap was run in one heat. There were altogether too many men in it to make it perfectly fair for all. At times the men were so bunched that no amount of speed could bring a runner to the front. Merrill '94, with the limit handicap had the pole and took the lead at once. This he kept up running with much ease and speed and won in 53 4-5 sec. Stetson '93, with the same handicap of 20 yards captured the third prize...
...annual open handicap meeting of the Roxbury Latin School A. A. will be held Feb. 22 in the M. I. T. Gymnasium, Exeter Street, at 2.30 p. m. There will be six events, three of which are closed, the standing high jump, rope climbing contest, and 20 yards dash, senior and junior. The open events are 20 yards dash, running high jump and pole vault. The entries close Feb. 15. The entrance fee is twenty-five cents for the dash and fifty cents for the field events...
...Worcester Athletic Club intends to have another handicap tournament on March 11. The club will enter in the Boston games the team which ran against the team of the Boston Athletic Association last Saturday, on condition that the Boston runners give a return race in Worcester March...
...Melrose Athletic Club will give an open to all handicap cross country run on February 22nd...