Word: races
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...time has gone by when heralds passed around the lists, crying, "Do your devoirs, brave knights; bright eyes look upon your deeds," but none the less do bright eyes now glance approvingly upon the hard-run race, the graceful leap, the well-thrown ball, and the prize will be the more valued when applause from fair hands mingles with the cheers that hail the victors in these modern Olympian games...
...race between the Trial Fours on Saturday was not a great success. The water was very rough, and although the race was rowed, it hardly served to show which was the better crew of the two. The boats crossed the line at the finish full of water, and with their bows almost even, Wetmore's crew leading the other by perhaps a foot. Several of the crews which went down to see the race came to grief on account of the roughness of the water. In making their landing at the Union Boat House, the Holyoke four swamped, much...
During the confusion necessarily attendant upon the unfortunate ending of the race on Saturday last, some proper allowance should be made for excitement and informalities. The common dictates of humanity would oblige us to succor wet and half-drowned men, but after borrowing our oars, our trousers, shirts, etc., should not the common dictates of politeness suggest the thought of returning them promptly...
...however, promises to be much above the average, and if the spring training is as effective as usual, their chances for winning at Saratoga next July will be excellent. With the large number of colleges in the Rowing Association, and with the increased number of Freshman crews, the Freshman race will be in interest second only to the University...
...mile race was won, on a slippery turf, in 4 min. 55 see. Owing to the state of the ground, the jumping was not as good as usual; still in the high jump the winner cleared the string at 4 feet 11 inches. The time in the 100 yards race was unusually good. This race was also run in heats, and the deciding heat was run in 10 1/4 seconds, - a quarter of a second better than the time at Saratoga, and more than a second better than the performance on Jarvis, last fall. The throwing the cricket-ball...