Word: lap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...mile ordinary, scratch, there were three starters, Howe of Yale, P. W. Davis, and Taylor of Harvard. Davis and Taylor kept together all the way, Davis leading till the last lap, when Taylor passed him and finished just ahead. Time, 6 min. 47 2-5 sec. Howe had been hanging some distance behind them all the way, and as something was wrong about his machine, he stopped in the middle of the sixth lap...
...mile bicycle race had four starters, with P. W. Davis '93, and Taylor '94, at the scratch. Davis got off poorly and rode behind Taylor most of the way, F. L. Olmsted '94, with a handicap of 125 yards, was soon passed by the others, and until the last lap they rode with O. B. Hawes '93, in the lead, and Davis behind. Then Davis made a fine spurt and 100 yards from the finish passed both men, finishing in 5 m. 59 4-5 sec. If he had the pole he might possibly have broken the Harvad record...
...yards run had two starters. The men kept together for the first lap, then W. M. Cabot drew away and won in 2 min. 21 1-5 sec. C. H. Crane was second...
...Downs, '90, won the 440 yards dash in the games of the Actors' Athletic Association at New York June 12. Downs was scratch man and completed the distance on a six-lap track in 50 1-5 seconds...
...thirteenth annual spring games of the Manhattan Athletic Club of New York City were held last Saturday, and not withstanding the fact that a temporary six-lap track had to be used, they proved a great success. A large number of college men were entered, and succeeded in winning a fair proportion of the events. Harvard men won two firsts, one second and two thirds. The 125 yards dash was perhaps the best event. Downes, '90, and Y. M. Remington of the Manhattan Athletic Club ran a dead heat in the final heat, but Downes...