Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...training for the Mott Haven team were greatly annoyed yesterday afternoon by the action of some persons crossing the track on Holmes Field on the way to the base-ball ground. A steady stream of people kept pouring over the track when the various races were in progress, and many obliging individuals stolidly insisted on passing over directly in front of the runners, without changing their slow pace or seeming in any way affected by what was going on. During the bicycle race especially many individuals appeared utterly regardless of the feelings of the riders, and Mr. Lathrop was often...
...Columbia freshmen have decided to accept the challenge of the Harvard freshmen in preference to that from Yale, since it has seemed advisable to row but one race. The men, sixteen in number, have been training hard in Wood's gymnasium since January 1. Last Monday, for the first time, they took the water, under the direction of their temporary coach, C. K. Beekman, '89. Little attention is given at present to speed, and the men are busy learning how to handle the oars and practising the body swing, There are two provisional crews now rowing, one composed of candidates...
...remaining class crews are all in training for the inter-class races to take place May 12. They would have been on the water considerably before this, had not the boat-house been moved to the Mott Haven side, and swung around in the placing. Eighty-eight's crew is less settled that of any of the other classes, no positions having as yet been assigned. The men training are: G. F. Warren, Jr.; H. Parsons, captain; T. S. Perkins; E. P. Callender; F. E. Hopke; J. B. Taylor; A. D. Dodsworth; H. N. Tiemann; F. P. Smith...
...Columbia freshmen decided last Friday to accept the challenge of Harvard '91 for a race, to take place at New London, next June. It was thought unadvisable to row two races, and therefore the challenge of the Yale freshmen was declined...
...Columbia Boat Club will make up for not rowing Harvard this year by joining the Harlem river clubs in a regatta on Decoration Day. There will be ten events in most of which Columbia will enter men or crews. The races will be rowed in the following order: Junior singles, senior singles, double sculls, pair-oared gigs, four-oared gigs, four-oared barges, junior four-oared shells, senior four-oared shells, eightoared shells. These will be over the regular one-mile course. The last race will be between eight-oared shells over a two-mile course for the Harlem...