Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...syndicate has purchased 1,000,000 feet of land near the Back Bay park to provide grounds for an open air athletic association. The syndicate intends to build a half-mile bicycle track, a grand stand and base-ball grounds, tennis courts, and everything requisite for all kinds of athletic sports...
Yale has accepted the challenge of Cornell to a four-mile race on the Thames river at New London. Psotta will stroke the Cornell crew...
DEAR SIR: The Columbia freshmen do hereby accept the challenge of the Harvard freshmen to an eight-oared two-mile straightaway race, to be rowed at New London next June, the date to be mutually agreed upon hereafter. Respectfully...
...Association. The following events will take place on the first' night, Friday, March 15: Fencing (open to Yale men only); horizontal bar (open to Yale and Second regiment); exhibition pull of the champion Yale crew; regimental tug-of-war (open to Second Regiment only); intercollegiate tug-of-war; regimental mile run, handicap, (open to Second Regiment); bayonet race open to all amateurs); regimental mile walk, handicap (open to Second Regiment); 50 yards dash (open to officers of Second Regiment only); half mile roller skating race (open to Second Regiment ). On Saturday night the following events will be contested...
...March 2. The prizes will be diamond rings to first, diamond scarf pins to second, and handsome gold medals for third. There will be a gold watch souvenir for every starter. The programme is as follows: 75 yards run, handicap; 250 yards run, handicap; 440 yards run, handicap; 2 mile run, handicap; 1 mile walk, handicap; tug-of-war, scratch, 650 pounds limit; 3-4 mile novice walk, scratch; 1-4 mile novice run, scratch; 1 1-2 mile bicycle race, handicap. Entries will be received from all amateurs. An entrance fee of 50 cents must accompany each entry. Entries...