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Henry Hutchens, of Putney, England, the champion sprinter of the world, whose well-earned reputation is so great that he can find no competitors in genuine matches, proposes, before his pending retirement, to make a series of trials with the purpose of beating several existing records. Hi first essay will be at 300 yards. The present best on record in the world is 30 3-4 seconds, made by himself, and he feels quite confident of his ability to run the distance in "even time"-300 yards in 30 seconds...
...annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge, which is to be rowed tomorrow over the Putney-to-Mortlake course on the Thames, has not excited as much attention in this country this season as during some previous ones - possibly because in former years the ocean cable thrilled for a week or two beforehand with daily details of the betting on this event and the condition of the rival crews. Yet, according to all indications, the race will be as exciting and closely contested as any that has been rowed for several years. Nobody, at any rate, expects, barring accidents, that...
Hanlan and Trickett rowed against each other yesterday on the Thames. The start was from Putney. The final betting was 5 to 1 in favor of Hanlan. Hanlan won the race easily, and by too many lengths to count...
...Oxford University crew has arrived at Putney to practice on the Thames for the approaching race with the Cambridge crew...
...best representing the boating interests of your University, I take the liberty of a letter asking your attention and answer as early as you will allow. You will recollect that the coming season brings the tenth anniversary of Oxford's victory over Harvard in a race from Putney to Mortlake. To-day at Cambridge there is a strong desire that a race may be rowed the next summer to again try the good rowing of the two universities. In '69 the trial was hardly a satisfactory one, being out of course in that but four-oared boats represented...