Word: hilled
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Eight members of the club shot at Walnut Hill, yesterday afternoon. The score was lower than usual, owing to the strong wind and severe cold. Following is the summary...
...hare and hounds run yesterday the hares, Messrs. Walker and Jack, won. Fish, '86, and Bradley, '85, being the first hounds in. The run was a very good one, running up by the arsenal through Somerville to Spring hill, Tufts, through Middlesex Fells to Andover turnpike, thence back to the powder house near Tufts, where the hounds broke for home. The hounds lost the scent and came in late...
...minutes and again farther on owing to the badness of the scent and the ingenious lying of an Irishman an equal amount of time was lost. After about five miles of the course had been covered the scent improved. The course lay through Brookline and Jamaica Plain to Chestnut Hill reservoir. Here Mr. Matthewson and Mr. Norton made up their handicap but again the scent was lost and the other hounds caught up again. The hounds just beyond the reservoir broke for home. Norton led till beyond Allston with Matthewson and Slocumb just behind. It was then so dark that...
Owing to the threatening look of the afternoon, many were deterred from attending the shoot at Walnut Hill Friday. Seven men, however, went out and shot three matches at glass balls, Mr. Ayer, '86, acting as executive officer. Following are the three leading scores in each match...
...have handed in their names for membership in the Shooting Club, and those who intend to do so, are asked to attend a practice shoot at Walnut Hill this afternoon. Those wishing to go will hand in their names at Weld 13 between 10 o'clock and noon, that tickets may be procured at reduced rates. The practice will be at glass balls, from Bogardus traps, the balls costing two cents a piece. Those wishing to go will assemble at the above room at 1.45, to take the 2.30 train at the Lowell depot. Fare 25 cents, round trip...