Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Herald reports a number of outside bicyclists as diligently training for our race meeting which comes in June...
...somewhat curious commentary upon the positive statement issued by the N. Y. conference committee on athletics to the effect that a four mile race "endangers the health of the participants from over-exertion and heart strain," that the circular just issued by the University of Pennsylvania, which criticised this statement is signed by two eminent Doctors of Medicine, one of whom at least is of national reputation. And yet we have the authority of the Spirit of the Times for it that the "stated facts" of all these resolutions, "are indisputable" and their conclusions unavoidable." Dr. Mitchell and Dr. White...
...regard to this rule, we must object strongly to a limitation, which, if enforced, would deprive our crew of the right of rowing an amateur race with such crews as that of the Union Boat Club of Boston, or the Narragansetts: which would deprive our foot-ball eleven of the privilege of playing games with amateur elevens from Canada, or even with a picked eleven composed of graduates from this college; our base-ball nine from playing with the Beacons, (with whom an annual series has been played in past years), our cricket eleven from playing with the amateur elevens...
...That no intercollegiate boat-race shall be for a longer distance than three miles...
Apart from the judiciousness of any detailed rule of this nature, we also object to this particular rule as it stands. Many old rowing men, and medical men, who have been consulted, and who are prepared to express any opinion, say that a three-mile race is apt to be more injurious to the members of the crew than a four-mile race would be. The reason for this is that although the strain lasts a shorter time, it is of a much more violent nature in a three-mile, than in a four-mile race...