Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...grand amateur bicycle tournament for American one-mile and ten-mile championships, and two-mile and five-mile events is being arranged to be held on Washington's birthday in the Mechanics' Institute building. Contestants from Yale and Harvard are invited to enter as well as from other parts of the country...
...turn to boating affairs, we find that since 1875 Harvard has won four out of the seven four-mile eight-oared races; that in 1879 Yale met with the worst defeat ever known in the history of rowing. As Yale crews have always been superior to Harvard crews in weight, and sometimes in strength, the above record goes to show the superiority of Harvard's management and skill...
...joint meeting of the Manhattan Athletic Club and the Moseley Harriers will be held at Madison-square Garden, New York, on Thursday Dec. 13, commencing at 8 P.M. The following events are open to all amateurs : 60 yards run, handicap; 220 yards run, scratch, barring Myers and Brooks; quarter-mile run, handicap; half-mile run, handicap; one-mile run, scratch (for those who never won a prize at this distance); quarter-mile hurdle-race, handicap; one-mile walk, handicap; and ten-mile run, handicap. Silver cups will be given as prizes to first and second in each event except...
...mile bicycle race between Prince and Frye, at the Institute fair building last evening, the latter won in 33 min. 40 1/2 sec., having a start of 20 seconds over Prince...
...patented bicycle, which is claimed to be several seconds to the mile faster than the present machine, will soon make its appearance...