Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bicycle race last Saturday, Mr. Dean rode his trial heat in a mmute less than Hamilton rode his. He also rode a light roadster, while his competitors rode racers. Considering these facts, his performance was very creditable...
...University of Pennsylvania has challenged Columbia to an eight oared, one and one half mile race, to be rowed on July 1st at Lake Quinsigamond...
...SMITH, Chairman Spread Com.CANOE CLUB. The Spring Regatta will be saled on the Back Bay, Wednesday morning, May 27, at 10.30 A. M. All who enter must be at the Union Boat House at 10 o'clock. There will be a three mile sailing race for class B boats, and a two mile sailing race for class A boats. Paddling races immediately after. Seats for spectators will be provided at the Union Boat House...
...QUARTER-MILE RUN.This race was practically a walk-over for Wendell Baker, '86, there being no good man to press him. In fact only two others, Griffith, '86, Princeton, and Ellison, '85. U. of P., went in. Baker's time was slow, as he was saying himself for the 220 yards dash. It was 54 2-5 sec., Griffith was a poor second...
...HURDLE RACE, 120 YARDS.This was the most unfair contest of the whole afternoon. Ludington of Yale, and Safford of Columbia, and Bradley, '86 were the contestants. The starter gave the word to get ready, and the first two started without waiting for the pistol. Bradley requested that they be set back according to rule, but the starter without heeding him fired his pistol, and Bradley had to follow the other two, by that time already half way to the first hurdle, or get left entirely. He ran so much better than they that he cleared the last hurdle almost...