Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...speakers who are to be present are Rev. A. McKenzie, D. D., of Cambridge, and Professor W. R. Harper of Yale. There will be accommodations for one thousand students and the number present will probably reach that figure. The N. E. railroad offer reduced rates of two cents per mile each way to groups of five for continuous passage from any one point, good until July 27th in returning...
...Hamilton Park last week, at which Sherrill broke the Yale record of 220 yards from 22 2-5 seconds to 22 1-5 seconds. This time is almost as fast as that made by Wendell Baker, who coved the distance in 22 seconds. Griswold, '90, ran an exhibition half-mile in 2m. 10s. He made the first quarter in 58 1-2 seconds, which was too fast for good time in the half. The timers were Trowbridge, '82 S., and Coxe, '87. The judges were Hinckley, '89, McCormick, '90, and Tracy, '90. Before the end of the term another meeting...
...Thursday the sophomore crew of Bowdoin College beat the freshman crew of the same college in a one-mile four-oared shell race...
...Ryder second. Williams won the 120-yards hurdle race in 18 3-5s., Griswold second. Lentilhon lost this by falling on the ninth hurdle. Robinson won the broad jump at 20 ft. 8 in., Shearman second. Hunt won in throwing the hammer with Bayard second. Griswold won the mile race in 5m. 14s., with Hinckley second. The first prize was awarded to Robinson, who scored 22 points. The second to Hunt, with 15, and the third to Shearman, with 14. Williams failed to qualify in only one event, and scored 10 points. Griswold had 9 and every other contestant...
...held, in which three school records were broken. The events and winners were: Throwing the hammer, won by J. M. Fiske. Distance 78 ft. 10 in.; second, J. McFerridy, 73 ft. 10 in.; third, J. S. Black, 72 feet 11 1-2 inches-all breaking the record. Senior half-mile run for the Gardiner challenge cup, won by M. K. Quordon; time 2.14 4-5. Senior running high jump, won by H. W. Thornton, 5 ft. 1-4 inch. Junior 100 yards' dash, won by Swane, jr.; time, 10.3-5, breaking the record. Standing broad jump...