Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been decided that the University of Pennsylvania will row Yale a four mile race about a week before the Harvard-Yale race, which will be on July...
...yards run, Lloyd, 58 2-5s.; half-mile run, Davison, 2m. 13 3-5s.; mile run, Lloyd, 4m. 51 4-5s.; mile walk, Grant, 8m. 12 1-5s.; 120 yards hurdle, Williams, 19 1-5s.; 220 yards hurdle, Sweeney, 31 1-5s.; bicycle race, 2 miles, Weare, 6m. 39 2-5s.; running high jump, Williams, 5bt.; running broad jump, Williams, 18ft. 9in.; throwing hammer, Kenerson, 65 ft., putting shot, Williams, 30ft., 3in.; pole vault, Walcott...
...class races yesterday turned out to be something of a surprise all around, the junior crew, which was the favorite, finishing third; the sophomores coming in first, followed by the seniors. The day was a bad one for a race, as the wind blew directly up the course and made the water very rough. The crews appeared through the draw in the order of their classes, '88 taking the course next the wall; '89 next to her; '90 and '91 the two outside courses...
...each crew were cheered by their classmates on the different tugs. The freshmen had two tugs, the "Curlew" and "D. Ronghan;" the sophomores had the "Blanche;" the seniors the "Mattie Sargent," and the juniors the "Elsie." The referee and judges, and the members of the University crew watched the race from the deck of the "William Sprague." After considerable delay, caused by difficulty in getting the sweaters out of the shells, all was ready and the word was given...
...quarter of a mile '89 was ahead, with '90 and '88 close behind. At this time '88 and '91 were running 36 strokes to a minute; '89 and '90 were rowing more steadily at 33. '90 spurted and took the lead. From this time until the end of the race, '90 gradually drew ahead of the other boats. The freshmen dropped slowly to the rear and were practically out of the race from the beginning. At the end of the mile '90 was two boat lengths ahead, while '89 was leading '88 by about a length. The most exciting part...