Word: races
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...captain of the Yale University crew proposes to put two six-oared crews into practice, from which he can select the eight to row Harvard next summer. A race will probably occur between these crews in two or three weeks...
...fall races at Lake Saltonstall, October 14, the six-oared race between the class crews was won by '77, time 13: 27 1/4; the single-scull race was easily won by Livingston in 16:02 1/4; the six-oared race between the Academic and Scientific Freshmen was won by the former in 14: 07; the four-oared shell-race between...
...Williams athletic sports occurred October 14. The times were as follows: Quarter-mile run, 58 1/4 s.; half-mile run, 2 m. 24 1/4 s.; one-mile walk, 8 m. 39 1/2 s.; 100-yard dash, 11 1/4 s.; sack-race, 50 yards, 13 1/2 s.; mile run, 6m. 18 3/4 s. The base-ball throw was 323 ft.; the running high jump, 4 ft. 11 in.; running long jump...
...Executive Committee H. U. B. C., together with the captains of the clubs, have voted to consider that first crews are entered for the four-oared race. The six-oared race will be made up of second crews. The fall races will be over the Charles River course...
MANY reasons have recently been given for the decline of our interest in rowing, one of which is thought by several boating men to deserve some attention. The cups for which the crews contend in the spring and autumn races are of the most ordinary description; those won in the last club-race being little superior to those offered in scratch-races. It is the opinion of prominent boating men that if finer cups were offered there would be more rivalry among the crews, and a greater desire to row on them. Such a result would, of course, bring many...