Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...single scull race which occurs next Saturday, promises to be a very tame affair. We are sorry to see that so few entries have been made for this race. If an interesting and well contested race, in which a large number of men would enter, could be arranged for next Saturday, there is little doubt but that this new branch of athletic sports would receive such encouragement as to secure its permanent existence at Harvard. To those who are actively interested in rowing, but who are not members of the regular crews, an excellent opportunity is now offered to enjoy...
...same day the Harvard-Princeton game was played on Holmes. This game, perhaps the finest ever seen at Cambridge, needs no description to bring it to mind. This defeat, with the defeats suffered at the hands of Yale June 2 and 5, practically puts Princeton out of the race. The score in the first Yale-Princeton game was 9-8, and that in the second 12-2. In the latter game Princeton played poorly, making 21 errors. The game between Brown and Amherst at Providence, June 2, resulted in a victory for the former, 8 - 7. The Princeton-Amherst game...
...single scull race for the prize offered by Messrs. Thayer and Carrol of '85, will be rowed on Saturday...
...accurately judge between first and second without running the risk of making a mistake in his special duty of placing third man, but as nearly as he could see, Rogers won by 7 or 8 inches. Mr. Schuyler, somewhat of a novice in such service, became interested in the race, and watched the men come down the straight instead of keeping his eye on the tape. On this account he was not positive, but thought Rogers won by a few inches. Mr. Ford, who knew his business, and attended to it faithfully, did not look at the race...
...clip the following from the Cambridge, Eng. University correspondence of the Oxford Review: "Harvard University have sent us a challenge to row our 'varsity crew against theirs, over the Thames course; but as they have chosen the end of September for the race, we have naturally refused...