Word: lap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...games opened with the team race which proved to be the drawing card. The victory of '93 was well earned and Hubbell deserves much of the credit. The end of the first lap resulted with S. M. Merrill '94, leading, W. F. Garcelon, L. S. second, W. L. Thompson '93 third, and F. A. Pillsbury '95, fourth. In the second lap, J. O. Nichols L. S. spurted and finished first, E. B. Hill '94, second, C. E. Hutchinson '93 third, and D. W. Fenton '95 fourth. The third quarter ended with E. W. Pinkham, L. S., leading by five yards...
...first lap of the half mile was slow but on the second H. River spurted and won in 2 min 20 4-5 s. R. W. Bull was a good second...
...bicycle race was one of the prettiest races of the afternoon. Fenner, of Worcester Academy, who held the record in this event, failed even to get a place. A. B. Holmes, Hopkinson's, won after making a fine spurt on the last lap, in 2 minutes, 54 2-5 seconds, breaking the previous record of 3 minutes, 1 2-5 seconds. Walker, C. H. S., pressed him hard for second place, with Wheelock Dalzell third...
Seven men started in the mile walk. McLaughlin, W. H. S., led for the first quarter, with W. Munro, Hopkinson's, second. The order was the same at the end of the half mile, with C. W. Norton, Hopkinson's, in third place. On the third lap Norton pulled ahead to first place and set the pace for Munro and McLaughlin. On the last lap McLaughlin made a beautiful spurt and finished first in 7 minutes, 57 3-5 seconds, with Norton second, and Munro third...
...yards run was the last track event of the afternoon. There were thirteen starters which necessitated a double line. M. P. Whitall, Dalzell's, started pretty strongly and led all the way for the first lap, with W. S. Davis, W. H. S., pushing him harrd for second place, with A. H. Brewer third. On the last lap Davis forged ahead foot by foot until he led, Whitall dropped back to third place with Brewer second. Davis kept up his lead, and won in 2 minutes...