Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...best work has been done this spring in the two-mile event, in which he holds the College record. This performance came in the spring handicap games, when he covered the distance in 9 minutes, 34 3-5 seconds, breaking the former record by 12 seconds. Against Dartmouth and Yale he had little trouble in carrying off first honors, and in the intercollegiate games he took fourth place in a record-breaking...
...University four-oars raced in the Basin yesterday afternoon. Starting from the Cottage Farm Bridge the first crew gave the second six lengths handicap. Both crews left the mark rowing 38 strokes to the minute. The first four soon dropped to 36, which was maintained to the finish. At the three-eighths of a mile mark the boats were on even terms and at Harvard Bridge a length of open water had been gained by the first. The second crew finished a quarter of a mile below the bridge three lengths in the rear. The first continued over the full...
...after the boat races next month. A prize is offered for the boat making the best elapsed time over the course. Boats of modern type whose racing measurement under the present rule is known will be raced with regular time allowance. Other boats will be raced with some handicap system, probably based on overall length. Prizes are offered in each class and second prizes for those classes where there are four or more starters. In order that the committee may perfect its handicapping system all entries must be handed in writing to C. Fry, Dunster 42, before next Wednesday...
...Wells Cup race, a 440-yard handicap dash, held in the Stadium yesterday afternoon, was won by H. W. Kelley '11, in 50 seconds. Kelley won third in the Wells Cup race last year and in 1909 secured first place. In the race yesterday afternoon Kelley was the only man at scratch, the other 18 competitors receiving handicaps varying from 5 to 15 yards. S. Nichols '13 and B. M. Preble '12, each with 12 yards handicap, secured second and third places, respectively...
...first 200 yards Kelley was slowed up somewhat by being obliged to pick his way through the large number of handicap men, but by the 250-yard mark had fought his way to the lead which he held for the rest of the race. Nichols ran a very steady race and was a close second at the finish. H. Jaques, Jr., '11, who had a handicap of 10 yards, and Preble, with 12 yards, fought it out for third, Preble finally winning by a few inches...