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...night a meeting of men interested in gymnastics, in order to find out in what events there are likely to be entries. Men appeared for the horizontal bar, parallel bars, tumbling, and rope climbing. Unless more men enter, however, some of these events will be given up for a potato race or a ten yards dash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winter Athletic Meetings. | 1/24/1894 | See Source »

...Potato race (scratch); 40 yds. dash for novices (scratch); three standing jumps (1 ft. limit); 40 yds. dash (9 ft. limit); 1 mile run (80 yds. limit); 45 yds. high hurdle race (9 ft. limit); 600 yds. run (30 yds. limit); 1 mile walk (45 seconds limit); running high jump (6 in. limit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intercollegiate Team Race | 1/11/1894 | See Source »

...Wednesday, December 6, the following events, open to members only, will be held: Running high jump; standing broad jump; standing hop, step and jump; putting sixteen pound shot,- all handicaps; potato race,- scratch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B. A. A. Games. | 11/23/1893 | See Source »

...Potato and butter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication. | 4/27/1893 | See Source »

...potato race was a very close contest. There were six entries: C. B. Earle '94, E. H. Clark '96, G. L. Collins '96, A. L. Jackson '95, F. H. Bartlett '96. In the first heat Earle won with Clark second; in the second heat Jackson won with Bartlett second. These four men were the contestants in the final heat which was won amid a good deal of excitement by Jackson in 49 seconds. Clark secured second prize...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Second Winter Meeting. | 3/20/1893 | See Source »

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