Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...MILE BICYCLE RACE,in which F. L. Dean, '88 was the only contestant. A few days previous, Dean had broken the inter collegiate record, and started out with the intention if possible, of breaking his own record. His riding was remarkably fine, and the first quarter was finished in 49s. The succeeding laps were ridden in the following time, 2nd, 1m. 37s.; 3rd, 2m. 25s.; 4th, 3m. 13s.; 5th, 4m. 2s.; 6th, 4m. 51s; 7th, 5m. 39 1-2s.; 8th, 6m. 28s. thus lowering his own time by 11 seconds. His successful effort was greeted with great applause...
...Smith, '86; C. O. Lander, '86; A. F. Holden, '88; and c. A. Porter, '88. The start. was almost even, but Smith and Porter pulled ahead, and ran neck and neck up to the fifty yard post; then Holden spurted and easily led for the rest of the race, coming in two feet ahead of Smith, the time was 10 4 5s. Porter was third man. At the same time C. H. Atkinson, '85, and H. L. Clark, '87, jumped...
...bicycle race. 2.40, 100-yards dash; running high jump. 2.50, half-mile run. 2.55. mile walk; hammer. 3.10, broad jump; quarter mile run. 3.15 220-yards dash. 3.20, mile run. 3.30, hurdle race. 3.35, putting the shot; pole vault...
Quarter-mile run, 1. W. Baker; 2, G. F. Fitzgerald, M. S.; 3, S. L. Foster, '85. 220 yards dash, 1, Holden; 2, Porter; 3, Lander; 4, Smith. Hurdle race, Bradley, Lund, (15 yards handicap...
...spoils' a good one for a political party," was debated and decided in the negative. Only three questions relating to slavery were chosen for debate, and the debate on one of them was in definitely postponed on the evening appointed for it. The question "Are negroes an inferior race of beings?" was twice discussed, and each time was decided in the negative. The excitement over the then recent abduction of Morgan by Free Masons in Western New York. furnished the society material for a debate which showed that the feeling among the members was against the Masons. Two debates...