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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Moritz, S. A. A. C., who never won a level race in his life, and whose record is as follows: August 11, 1877, quarter-mile handicap, with 35 yards, beaten off in 58 sec.; December 1, quarter-mile handicap, with 5 yards, second in trial heat, won in 1 min. 1/2 sec, and also second in final heat, won in 59 3/4 sec.; December 3, 1877, quarter-mile run, beaten 7 feet in 1 min. 2 3/4 sec.; July 13, 1878, quarter-mile handicap, with 18 yards, beaten 3 yards, by 58 1/4 sec.; and in final, beaten 5 yards...
...Worse than all the scratch men were not our champions, but that mark was assigned to W. M. Watson and G. D. Phillips, neither of whom is within gun-shot of first-class form, Watson's best record since 1876 being worse than 7 min. 43 sec., and Phillips's best performance is 7 min. 38 2/5 sec. Such work as this is highway robbery under the guise of handicapping, and is a disgrace to all who are responsible for it. When the club next give any handicap games, if they will submit to us their list of entries...
...Thatcher, '82, Manning, '82. Brewster, '79, took the lead at the start, which Thatcher tried unsuccessfully to capture. They kept their positions nearly the same for three laps, then Thatcher took the lead, Brewster, '81, coming next, which was the order at the finish; Manning third. Time, 5 min...
Bicycle Race (2d heat) brought Sturgis and Swan out, Parker having withdrawn. The race was almost an exact repetition of the first heat. Swan gained steadily, and they scored down the last hundred yards very evenly. Swan won this heat by two yards in 4 min...
Quarter-mile Run. - Out of five entries two only came to the scratch: Bacon, '80, Torrey, '82. It resulted in a very easy victory for Bacon in 1 min. 5 sec., which he bettered last year...