Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pushed forward. An association has been formed and most of the required capital has been subscribed. The road, which is to be located between Bowdoin square in Boston and some point in Cambridge, is to be divided into two sections. The first section is to be 1 1-2 miles in length, commencing at a spot one-half mile from Harvard square, Cambridge, to be constructed upon a route yet to be decided upon by the board of aldermen of Cambridge, to the dividing line between Cambridge and Boston. It has been decided to capitalize this first section...
Large quantities of fine cinders are being screened to form a top layer on the new quarter-mile track...
...longer slide and a quick recover. The advantage claimed for this stroke is that, with it, more power can be exerted, as legs, back, and arms are used simultaneously. Although Yale abandoned a similar stroke after last year's defeat, the seniors feel confident that for a two-mile race it can be made a success. It must be admitted that they propel their boat through the water at a rate, which would win the race, if kept up for two miles...
...following result: At present '87 is the heaviest crew, '86 the most skillful, '85 the strongest, and '84 rows the fastest for a short distance. The result of the race will show whether a professional, or the "Harvard" stroke is better for an eight-oared crew in a two-mile race...
...solid silver Challenge Cup of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association, He said that it was won last year for the fourth time in succession by Harvard's representatives at New York. Those who won the prizes at the '84 meeting last May, were: W. H. Goodwin, '84, 1-4 mile run, 51 4-5 sec.; W. H. Goodwin, '84, 1-2 mile run, 2 min. 2 sec.; G. B. Morrison, '83, 1 mile run, 4 min. 38 3 5 sec.; C. H. Atkinson, '85, running high jump, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches; W. Soren, '83, running broad jump...