Word: races
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...being a clinker-built boat about twelve feet long and four wide, with an experienced oarsman sitting in the stern, and two green hands, or otherwise, at the oars. I say "or otherwise," for even the members of the 'Varsity are tubbed up to the day of the race. When a man is given up as hopeless, he may amuse himself by going down the river in an eight or a four; but if a man in a scratch eight shows any approach to good form, rescue him, at once, and put him to tubbing. One great reason why boating...
...contemplated plan for quick and cheap carriage to the lake will be carried into effect. This would remove every objection to Saratoga but one, that of the delay caused by rough water; and this, it is held by men familiar with the lake, could be obviated by setting the race in the morning, - to be rowed at a certain hour, or the first favorable time thereafter. In this way it is claimed the chances of a postponement would be very small...
After this came a three-legged race, in which the participants were Messrs. Goodwin and H. L. Morse '74, Riggs '76, and Denton, L. S. S.; Rives and W. C. Sanger '74, H. R. Grant '74, and Ellis '75, Latham and Leeds '77. The race was won by Messrs. Latham and Leeds...
...hurdle race there were ten entries. H. R. Grant '74, H. L. Morse '74, Watson '75, Rives '74, Latham '77, Bird '77, E. W. Davis '76, Goodwin '74, Belmont '75, and Riggs '76. Just before reaching the last hurdle, Mr. Latham led the rest by five or six yards, but in leaping it he tripped, and was quickly passed by Mr. Goodwin, who won the race...
FROM the Daily Saratogian we learn that the Columbia crew has arrived and gone into training quarters at the Lake. Two prizes, of $150 and $100, are to be presented by the ladies of Saratoga to the victors in the single-scull undergraduate race...