Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...next bicycle hare and hounds race will be held soon, probably this week...
...England, lately, Wood won a 20 mile professional bicycle race in 59 m., 41.2-3 sec., beating Howell, Lees, Newton and Weston, the last two of whom would also have done 20 miles in the hour together with the other three, but for the crowd running on the track. The last mile of this race was done in the marvelous time...
...Hamilton of Yale has improved since he rode at Beacon Park. On Wednesday last at New Haven he won a two mile bicycle race in 6.30 1-2 and was second in a ten mile...
...route very winding, so that over and over again the hounds lost their way. From Central Square the route lay by Magazine St., across the river to the Mill-Dam, here again the hares or rather hare, as Mr. Rust had had to give up, thus losing the race to Mr. Harrison as really the hares are supposed to keep together, made many windings till the Mill Dam was again reached. Here the order was given to break for home, Smith, Matthewson and Appleton leading, Norton and Proctor 150 yards behind. Norton caught the front hounds soon, but lost...
...Athletic Association has voted to hold a fall athletic meeting to consist wholly of handicap events. The meeting will probably be held on Jarvis field, as there are several objections to using the new track this fall. This will prevent any bicycle race. The events will be, 100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, 1-4 mile run, 1-2 mile run, 1 mile run, 1 mile walk, 120 yards hurdle race. running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, throwing the hammer and putting the shot-all handicap. It is hoped that the experiment will succeed in bringing out both...