Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Myers defeated George in the half-mile race Saturday. Time...
...running resembles him greatly. He has won every event he has contested at Harvard with ridiculous ease, and bids fair to be a phenomenon. He runs easily, and in comparison with his antagonists seems to go no faster than a jog. Delafield promises well for the mile run. '85 distinguished itself in this meeting by receiving only one prize, the second in the half-mile run '86 won six first and two second prizes; '83, four first and one second; '84, three first and four second; '85, one second. - [Clipper...
...Augustus H. Vogel, George Morison and W. R. Tyler; John O. Holden acted as timekeeper. The prizes were silver medals and pewter cups. The following-named were the successful competitors: One-hundred yard dash, A. A. Heard - time, 11 3/4 sec.; base-ball throw, H. F. McIntire, 272 feet; mile run, C. F. Ayer, 5 min. 38 sec.; long jump, W. S. Allen, 16 feet 7 1/2 inches; 220-yard dash, E. T. Hoyt, Jr., 29 sec.; foot-ball kick, G. T. Westland, 119 feet; quarter-mile run, C. F. Ayer, 1 min. 3 3/4 sec.; hurdle race, 120 yards...
...dates for the coming match-races between the champion amateur runners of England and America have been arranged as follows: Half-mile, Saturday, Nov. 4; one mile, Saturday, Nov. 11; and 1.320 yards, Saturday, Nov. 18. They tossed for choice of the distance to be run first, the New-Yorker winning, and of course choosing the event which he is considered most likely to win. It is not yet settled as to the track on which the races will be run, but it will be at either the Polo Grounds or the track of the N. Y. A. C., with...
There were no entries for the 100 and 220 yards dashes, open only to members of the foot-ball team. A one-fifth of a mile hurdle race, open to all, was therefore substituted for these two events, and was very amusing, there being about fifty starters. It was won by Morris...