Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Race between senior eights...
...Race between freshman eights...
...Single scull race...
...first race was, perhaps, the most interesting, as the various competitors were better known to the spectators than were the freshmen. The four crews entered were, with one or two exceptions, entirely made up of old oars, and as the best men were very evenly divided a close race was expected. There was a little difficulty in starting the eights, owing to narrowness of the course, - but finally all four crews were in position, and the word for the start was given...
BICYCLE RACE.White, Gr.; Merrill, '90, This was the closest race of the day. Never from the start to the finish was there clear space between the two bicycles, and Merrill only won by a few inches. His time was 6 minutes 57 2-5 seconds...