Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...track, not in the best of condition, making any longer straight dash than 70 yards impossible. Wendell Baker, who had entered in the 250 and 440 yards, was unable to run on account of a sprained ankle, thus disappointing his many friends; but Mr. Wells ran a tremendous race in the 250 yards, he being the scratch man against a field of fifteen, all carrying large handicaps; he won his heat in the very fast time of 27 1-5, but in order to save himself for the 440, did not run in the final heat...
...Yale Courant encourages its readers by a prophetic account of the Yale-Harvard race in 1986 in which Yale at last beats Harvard by 1 1-4 seconds...
Princeton has a good show for three first prizes this year in the Mott Haven games - mile walk, pole vault, and bicycle race. - Princetonian...
...such a point as this, it is time that something was done; either it must be dropped altogether, or elevated to the position where it belongs. It is a deplorable fact that, among the candidates for the Mott Haven team, there is not one man trying for the bicycle race. Last year there was but one representative in the race at Mott Haven, and he was badly handicapped by having no men to train with. A man must have men to compete with when training for this race, in order to be successful. Riding against time, and riding a winning...
...Yale, L. B. Hamilton, '86, won the bicycle race; W. H. Ludington, '87, the hurdle race; and A. B. Coxe, '87, throwing the hammer...