Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Another and even more strenuous reason is, that human endurance cannot stand the terrific strain of three races so close together as it would necessitate. Any oarsman will perceive at once the justice of Harvard's decision. No set of men can be trained so fine as a four-mile race requires, and be kept so for a month, in addition to more or less brain work, such as the Harvard crew is obliged to indulge in during the month of June. As far as a four-mile race on the Charles river is concerned, it is simply absurd...
Open to college men only, one mile...
Open to Harvard men only, one mile handicap...
Open to all amateurs, one mile, three miles (handicap), five miles, one mile, tricycle (in heats...
...Reed's next argument is the old and worn out one, that if a race is run in heats the best man often does not win. This reason goes for nothing when it is considered that all short distance running championships, the one and five mile Bicycle Union bicycle championships, the one, five and ten mile Bicycle Union tricycle championships, are all run in heats. In 1883 the first and second mile in the five mile tricycle championships had to run four heats, i. e., 20 miles during an afternoon. In one of these heats the record was broken...