Word: offing
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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Pierced the bosoms of each in turn;
Of the fated four,
In addition to the Cricket Matches and Boat Races, the English Universities have trials of skill in running, jumping, throwing the hammer, etc., which have been very successful and have attracted a good deal of attention.
Yale, also, has had such contests. The programme at one of these which took place about a year ago, consisted of long walking and running races, short dashes of two hundred yards or so, running and standing, high and long jumps, hurdle racing, and throwing the base ball.
To those interested in the subject of rowing, and indeed to all those who are at all jealous of our national reputation, it may be agreeable to hear that, in the recent great University race in England, Mr. J. E. Peabody, an American, was in the winning crew. Had Mr...