Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...south stretch of the track on Holmes Field has been extended towards North Avenue, making a straight away course of 150 yards. This has been done in order that the hurdle race may be over a straight course. On a curved track the outside men have a great disadvantage, as the distances between the hurdles are not the same at the inside and outside of the tracks. The low hurdle race in the spring meeting will be for one hundred forty-six and two-thirds yards-two-thirds of the regular intercollegiate distance...
...Bicycle Club meeting, Wednesday night, it was voted to have the road race on Friday, May 11. Hunneman, '89, was elected an honorary member and H. D. Croly a regular member...
THORNTON WOODRURY, Manager Harvard Nine.A freshman tug with places for about forty men will follow the class races. Those wishing to go on it may sign the book at Foster's. Price $1.50 and 75c. extra if the race is postponed...
...varsity crew have just commenced rowing in a shell, and have not yet succeeded in overcoming the faults which become evident upon a change from a barge to a shell. Cross, '88, substitute last year, is now regularly stroking the crew and will undoubtedly be the stroke in the race at New London. The class crews have all gone to training tables, and are working hard to get into good form for the races which will be rowed May 12th, at Lake Saltonstall. The junior class furnishes five of the sure candidates for the University boat, and their class crew...
...future track athletics may be as important a fixture between the two academies as the football and baseball matches. There are twenty events in all, onehalf to take place in the morning, the other during the afternoon. Following is a list of the entries: 100-yards dash, bicycle slow race, throwing the hammer, putting the shot, 220-yards dash, kicking the football, throwing the baseball, mile walk, hurdle race, standing broad jump (without weights) running broad jump, sack race (100 yards), 100-yards three-legged race, 440-yards dash, knapsack race, mile run, running high jump, pole vault, running...