Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...single scull race took place yesterday afternoon under extremely unfavorable conditions. A strong headwind was blowing and the water for the first mile was very rough. The race started at the Union Boat House, and for the first quarter-mile the rowing was very close, Finally leading Van Schaick, the only other entry. At the end of the half mile the men were rowing very hard and Finally was leading by one length. From this point on, Finally gradually increased his lead until at the Harvard Bridge there was a little more than one length of clear water between...
...Varsity crew expected to have a race with the champion Bradford crew last Saturday, but as J. R. Cummings, the Bradford stroke, was not able to row, the race was postponed to some day this week. The 'Varsity crew however, rowed a mile in good time, and showed that they have improved a great deal during the past few weeks...
...mile bicycle...
...records of American colleges for the above events, Harvard holds three, namely, one hundred yards, onequarter, and one-half mile; Yale has six to credit, while Amherst and the University of Pennsylvania have each one. One the other hand, Oxford holds six of the English records, and Cambridge holds the same number, as each of them hold the record for the one hundred yards dash. The records placed to the credit of American colleges are better in several instances than the American Intercollegiate records, but they are authentic records nevertheless and were made by college athletes...
Dohm, Princeton '90, and Conneff will run a half mile match race at Princeton, June...