Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University of Pennsylvania has sent a challenge to the boating association to row a four or eight-oar race. This will not be accepted, as there is little or no interest in aquatic affairs. Last year the class races were successfully carried out, but a university crew still remains a hope for the future. The proposed trip of the ball nine to the South during the spring vacation has been abandoned. The new trainer is expected next month...
...Mott Haven games this spring there will be more than one bicycle race, as is usually the case; in all probability a one-mile and a two-mile race...
...Cambridge, England, crew has already gone into training for the Oxford-Cambridge race which is to be rowed April...
...following events will be contested at the Cornell winter athletic games: Standing high jump, running high jump, single vaulting, double vaulting, high kicking, boxing-heavy and light weights, wrestling-heavy and light weights, fencing, slow race-bicycles, fancy riding-bicycles, parallel bars, horizontal bars, rings, Indian clubs, potato race, mile walk, tug-of-war, climbing rope...
...mile skating race for the championship of America, at Brooklyn, last Friday evening, was easily won by the Norwegian, Alex Paulsen, in 39 minutes 7 1-2 seconds-the best time on record...