Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been decided that it is for the best interests of rowing that the scratch races which have formerly been rowed sometime during the fall term should be given up this fall and that there should be substituted for these races a race, in barges as before, between five crews representing the four classes and the Law School...
...This race will take place next Friday afternoon immediately after four o'clock, on a course about three-quarters of a mile long, extending from the new Harvard bridge to the Union Boat House...
...Danvers bicycle races last Saturday, E. A. Bailey, '91, won the one mile handicap race from scratch, and the two-mile open race...
...fall races took place at Lake Saltonstall last Saturday, and although it rained in torrents all the afternoon the contests were close and exciting. Ninety-one defeated '90 by a scant length in a two-mile race, and the Academic freshmen defeated the Scientific freshmen in a well-rowed mile race...
There are, besides these events, contests in 120-yards hurdle race, running high jump, 440-yards run, 220-yards hurdle race, throwing the hammer, putting the shot, pole vault, running broad jump, two-mile bicycle run, one mile run, and one mile walk...