Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...called the meeting to order. He said that the team, following the custom of former years, would begin training immediately after Christmas, and that it was particularly necessary to commence hard work right away because on February 15th, the Boston Athletic association would hold a handicap indoor meeting open to all amateurs, which it is hoped a large number of Harvard men will enter. Moreover, it may happen that the New York Athletic union may transfer its amateur indoor championship of America to Boston, on account of the better accommodations here. There is every reason why Harvard should work especially...
...Princeton Chess club will soon hold a handicap tournament...
...handicap indoors meeting of the Boston Athletic Association held Monday night, F. B. Lund, '88, won first prize in the standing three jumps, and second prize in the standing high jump; G. S. Mandell, '89, won first prize in the standing high jump, and tied for first prize with H. R. Dalton, jr., in the running high jump...
...regular meeting of the Shooting club was held at Watertown yesterday afternoon. Match D was completed. Hastie won first place with a score of 18 and a handicap of 4; Bacon second place with a score of 20 and a handicap of 1. The best scores in the other matches were as follows...
...start was made at 3.15 from the watering trough directly opposite the gate. Sheffield, who had the largest handicap, was the first man to complete the first lap, followed by Williams at some distance. Brown dropped out at the end of the first lap on account of some trouble with his saddle. At the beginning of the second lap Williams passed Sheffield. Bailey and Holmes came in sight. Williams succeeded in keeping the lead until the third lap when Bailey made a good spurt and took the lead which he held to the finish, making the distance in 34 minutes...