Word: raced
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Oxford-Cambridge. - As the last annual race between these universities is now a matter of history, and as the daily papers have given a full account of the contest in detail, we deem it unnecessary to do more than say that Oxford won an easy race by thirty-five seconds...
...Glen regatta comes off so short a time before Henley that it will be next to impossible for the winning crews at Watkins to enter and start at Henley. Besides, this arrogant committee reserves the right of rejecting any entry! So that a crew on the eve of the race might find itself ruled out, and no reasons assigned. Truly English love of fair-play has been sadly overpraised...
ATHLETICS.Oxford University Sports, March 18 - 20, - 100 yards, E. C. Trepplin (Brasenose), 10 2/5 sec.; throwing cricket ball, C. A. W. Gilbert, 119 yds. 2 ft.; 150-yards handicap, A. H. Black (Queen's, 12 yards start), 14 3/5 sec.; mile-race, H. C. Jenkins (Corpus), 4 min, 33 2/5 sec.; wide jump, C. W. M. Kemp (Oriel), 21 ft. 1 in.; 440 yards, M. Shearman (St. John's), 52 1/5 sec.; high jump, C. R. Mogg, 5 ft. 6 1/2 in.; 440-yards handicap, J. Shearman (L. A. C.) (scratch), 51 2/5 sec.; 120-yards hurdles, S. F. Jackson...
Oxford University, Oriel College, March 21. - High jump, G. P. Lawrence, 5 ft. 3 1/2 in.; 600-yards handicap. H. C. Feilden (60 yards), 1 min. 12 2/5 sec.; 120-yards handicap, H. C. Feilden (12 yards), 12 2/5 sec.; mile-race, M. D. Malleson...
Oxford University, Oriel College, March 23. - 100 yards, A. H. Evans, 10 3/5 sec.; 120-yards hurdles, A. H. Evans, 18 2/5 sec.; 300-yards strangers' race, N. Shearman (St. John's), 34 2/5 sec.; mile-handicap, G. H. Napier (80 yds.), 4 min. 44 2/5 sec.; broad jump, C. M. Kemp (penalized 1 foot), 20 ft. 8 1/2 in.; quarter-mile, A. H. Evans, 53 3/5 sec.; three-miles walking, M. Malleson (penalized 40 yds), 27 min. 35 sec.; 120-yards consolation, R. Knight...