Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...well-known Columbia rowing men, Professor J. P. Goodwin, Prof. J. H. Amringe, and Mr. R. C. Cornell, have taken considerable interest in the crew and have given suggestions from time to time. The crew is now rowing daily on the Thames and on Sunday they take a ten-mile walk instead of the regular row. The crew is an unusually good one, and our freshmen will have hard work to win the race, especially since the Columbia men have a great advantage in getting on the water earlier, and in having a longer time to train at New London...
...meeting of the St. Paul's School Athletic Association took place Tuesday. Three records were broken. Following is a list of the winners and events: Putting the 16-pound shot-J. S. Black, 32 feet 8 1-2 inches; second, J. McK. Ferriday, 31 feet 8 inches. Senior quarter-mile run for the Potter challenge medal-J. McD. Garfield, 0.55 2-5: second, W. P. Niles, 0.57. One-mile walk for the Evarts challenge cup-H. W. Thornton, 7.50; second, L. R. Parker, 7.53. Junior half-mile run-L. Bacon, 2.19 1-5; second, A. Garfield, 2.19 1-2. Throwing...
Last Wednesday afternoon, at New Haven, W. G. Lane, Yale '88, ran three miles against time and broke two records, the American amateur record for 1 1-4 miles and for three miles. The time was as follows: Half-mile, 2.27; mile, 4.59; one and a quarter miles, 6.18 1-5; two miles, 10.21; two and a half miles, 13.00; three miles, 15.41 1-5, beating the record of 15.55 1-5, by Harmar, Yale...
...mile bicycle race-M. Marshall, New York Bicycle Club, 150 yards start; I. H. Harrison, Manhattan Athletic Club, 150 yards handicap, second...
Steeple chase over a three-fourth mile course on the field-Won by P. D. Skillman, Manhattan Athletic Club; C. M. Smith, New York Athletic Club, second; time...