Word: raced
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...idea of arranging an international race between representative college crews of England and America, to be rowed in this country in August, is attracting attention in American college boating circles, says the New York Commercial Advertiser. Early in the spring it was proposed to send over an eight from Cambridge to row Harvard, but this project has fallen through. Cambridge willingly allows any one of the various colleges of which she is composed to compete with other colleges, but Is reluctant in giving her 'varsity crew the same opportunity. It has been suggested that this is the reason...
Speaking of the international race in which Jesus College has promised to take part, and in which probably one or two other Cambridge and Oxford colleges would be represented, Prof. Jasper T. Goodwin of Columbia College says: "The proposed plan is a most excellent one, if it can be brought about. There are certain obstacles, however, which would have to be met and overcome. In the first place, the colleges in this country would want to compete with a representative 'varsity crew, not with a crew which pretended to represent only one of the colleges of the university. I think...
...regatta committee has decided upon the men who shall represent the University in the race with Yale. The crew has rowed for no length of time together, and consequently, are in poor form. This lack of experience and practice will be done away with by the day of the race. The men, individually are all good. They...
...leaving out the polo-vault and adding the broad jump, were again broken by Yale men at the intercollegiate games. At a special meeting of the Yale Athletic Association at the Field last Friday, the world's record of 18 3-5 seconds in the 110 yards' three-legged race, was broken by Ludington, '87, and Sherrill, '89, who covered the distance in 14 4-5 seconds. Harmer, '90, broke the intercollegiate two-mile run record of 10 min. 35 3-5 sec., making the distance in 10 min. 7 sec. The amateur world record for 100 yards, over eight...
...thus lowering the fresh water record by 1 min. 4 1-2 sec., and coming within 5 1-2 sec. of the best Yale salt water record. The freshmen came in second and juniors last. The most exciting event of the day was the four-oared barge race between D. K. E., and Psi Upsilon. The two crews finished together, and the race was declared...