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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Scott, Sydenham A. A., first time 3 min. 1-5 sec., Zimmerman, N. Y. A. C., second; 2d heat, Murphy, N. Y. A. C., first, time 2 min. 54 2-5 sec., J. Clark, C. B. C., second. Taylor, while spurting around the bend in the last lap, fell, partly through a foul and partly through his own fault, but the referee allowed him the ride in the final heat. This event was a decided farce. For two laps the men loafed. At the beginning of the third lap the third lap the speed was quickened; the men finished, Murphy...
...mile safety, solid tires, was an exciting race between Tyler, H. B. C., Pratt and Olmstead, H. U. C. A. Pratt made a plucky spurt in the last lap, coming in but a few feet behind Tyler, who won in 2 min, 56 3-5 sec.; Olmstead third...
...control of his machine while rounding the curve and fallen. J. Clark, C. B. C., 30 yds., won the second heat; E. J. Clark, 75 yds., second. The final heat was one of the prettiest events of the afternoon. Hawes quickened his speed at the beginning of the second lap and by an excellent spurt passed all three men, winning in 1 min. 18 1-5 sec; E. J. Clark, C. B. C. second, J. Clark, C. B. C. third...
...scratch, and Davis, H. U. C. A., 30 yds. Rich passed Davis and led until within a hundred yards of the finish, when Davis, by a magnificent spurt, pushed ahead and won by about a length. Time 2 min. 40 3-5 sec. The last lap was ridden in 37 seconds. This gave Harvard 2 firsts, 2 seconds and 2 thirds, or 18 points...
...half mile run was one of the finest races of the afternoon. Wright of Harvard, who had previously won the quarter mile, ran in this, and the three other Harvard men were A. M. White, Batchelder and Corbin. The first lap was run in one minute and two seconds, when white began a quarter mile spurt, making the second lap in 59 3-5 seconds, and finished the race strongly in 2 minutes, 1 3-5 seconds. Wright of Yale took second place with Batchelder of Harvard third...