Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Ryley '10 won the scratch half-mile race held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. R.W. Boyden '10 and R.F. Hoyt '10 finished second and third respectively...
...practice half-mile scratch race scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed on account of the high wind. This race, which is open to candidates for the University and Freshman teams, will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in conjunction with the mile scratch race for Freshman candidates. These trial contests are under the supervision of Coach Donovan. All men who are practicing in these events are expected to report without fail...
...practice half-mile scratch race, open to candidates for the University and Freshman teams, will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 4 o'clock. At the same time tomorrow afternoon there will be a mile race for Freshmen only. These trials contests are under the supervision of Coach Donovan, and all men who are practicing in these events are expected to report without fail...
...University crew took advantage of the warm weather and smooth water yesterday for a hard row over the mile and seven-eighths course in the basin in preparation for the Columbia race. No time was taken as the crew stopped short of the regular distance. A racing start was made at about 38 strokes to the minute, and for the rest of the distance the crew rowed at about 31, until when nearing the finish the stroke was put up again. The boat seemed to space well between strokes, but did not go so smoothly when the stroke was high...
...expected that within a few weeks the Oxford crew will decide whether it would race Harvard in the event of a Harvard victory over Yale. It is understood that Yale will not row in England whatever the outcome of the Harvard race. Whether the University crew would make the trip to England if it defeated Yale has not yet been decided...