Word: laying
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...afternoon was favorable for a very pleasant run, but only eleven men turned out to take advantage of it The hares, Bemis, '87, and Davis, '88, left the steps of Matthews at 3.10. Seven minutes later the hounds, under Brandt, '85, as master of hounds in pursuit. The course lay up Kirkland street, through the Norton woods, out Wendall street, across North-avenue to the Observatory, past Fresh pond and Mt. Auburn, near which the bags were left. The scent was very well laid, and the hounds found little difficulty in following it until they came to the Mt. Auburn...
...hares must not lay a trail for more than one hour, at the end of which time they must drop their bags. They will be allowed 7 minutes start and must finish 20 minutes ahead of the first hound. The trail must be laid on thinly settled country...
...Yale Courant says that Princeton foot ball teams always single out the smallest man among their opponents and "lay" for him. This doubtless refers to the Harlan-Twombly episode at the Polo grounds last year. We would also like to know the size of Peters.-[Princetonian...
...proposed to lay out a new polo ground in New York. The site selected is along the Harlem river, near High Bridge Park...
...fully developed and able to handle their own weight would not be more desirable for the crew than lighter men, but mere weight ought not be sufficient to insure a man's position in the boat. The tendency at Harvard of late years has been to lay too much stress upon weight. The captain desires that any men from 160 lbs. upwards should consider himself a fit candidate for the crew. As may be seen the number of candidates at present is only eleven, which can scarcely be considered sufficient. More men must therefore be obtained in order to have...