Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This afternoon about six o'clock the Athletic club crew, the crew from the Union Boat club and the 'Varsity crew will row a race over the same course as that rowed over in the class races. Professor Alexander Agassiz will act as referee. The 'Varsity crew will be made up as follows: Bow, Sanford; 2, Alexander; 3, Perry; 4, Cranston; 5, Finlay; 6, Tilton; 7, Hutchinson; stroke, Herrick, coxswain, Whitney...
...yards hurdle race-E B Bodley, L S, A S Walcott '91, S. Wells...
...mile bicycle race-R H Davis '91, E A Bailey '91, K Brown '91, W B Greenleaf...
...another column will be found a list of the entries for the Bicycle Race-Meet next Saturday. The list includes many of the best amateur riders in New England and the success of the meeting is assured. It is to be regretted that so few men from other colleges have entered, as it would be desirable to make the meeting an intercollegiate one as as far possible. This is explained by the fact that most of the college athletic meetings come at about the same time and men are unwilling to enter any extra races. The committee have had many...
...these events last year. For the mile walk, Howe, '91, and Bates, '92, are the only men now in training, but Wright, Harvard's great walker, is expected back to college in May. Davis, '91, Brown, '91, and Greenleaf are all showing up well for the bicycle race. The prospects for a good tug of war team are very bright, as an unusually large number of candidates have presented themselves for practice. The men work an hour and a half every day and are turning up especially well at the drop, which will be the team's strong point this...