Word: races
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University Boat Club has decided to challenge the winner in the Oxford-Cambridge race next March to a four-mile race over the English course...
...seeing Yale pull over the four miles. Before the 30th, Fearon's and Blakey's boats will be tried over the course, and the better boat selected. The old eight has been made much lighter, and stiffness and speed will be the points for which the boat for the race will be chosen. Mr. Loring will be at both Springfield and Saratoga. The trial single-scull race, which was to have occurred yesterday, has been postponed until to-morrow morning, on account of the roughness of the water...
...review the record of athletic sports for the past year would be but to say, what we have already said, that either sloth or devotion to higher pursuits has taken away large numbers of the devotees of the race-course. The club races and the athletic sports have been universally acknowledged "fizzles." But while the contests among ourselves have not reflected as much credit upon us as usual, we seem more likely this year to carry away laurels from the contests before us with other colleges, than last year. Our Nine has already covered itself with glory...
...fact that the best athletes are engaged in the more important branches of baseball and boating, and are unable to devote their time to anything else. The highest jump was 4 feet 11 inches; the time of the mile run, 4.55 1/4, which was very good time; the hurdle-race was won in 19 sec., and the hundred-yards dash...
Yale seems to have great confidence in her crew as regards the result of the race at Springfield. Observe this item and tremble...