Word: raced
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Saratoga may be considered selfish, since we seem to begrudge the wicked minions of J. Morrissey the pleasure of seeing a base-ball match between men whom they cannot bribe; but there is another and a weightier argument against Saratoga. When this town was chosen for the boat-race, a great outcry was made, as everybody knows, that the upright boating lads would be corrupted by the evil influences of that sinful place. This objection, however, was groundless, since the strict training of the oarsmen would effectually prevent any dissipation on their part; but the present case is different...
...Mongrel, for neither University nor College can that race be called which is between mere combinations of colleges and scientific schools...
This stale gibe is by no means funny, and is very ungentlemanly. We all remember how pluckily that crew struggled against adverse fortune last year, and should think Cornell would be on better terms with Williams, - having cultivated her acquaintance so carefully in the race...
...measures to diminish its frequency, so as to cut off all but the inevitable, must be welcomed by every one. The gift is appreciated by us, not only as indicative of his ample generosity, but as showing his faith in mankind, and hopes for the ultimate happiness of the race...
...pounds, Average weight of the Oxford crew, 173 pounds. In the Oxford boat the stroke is the lightest man, and the bow the heaviest but one. In the Cambridge, the bow is the lightest, and the three heaviest are Nos. 4, 5, and 6. The indications of a good race are numerous, the betting being two to one in favor of the lighter crew...