Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...race started near the corner of Boylston street and Dunster road, the course running parallel to Boylston street towards Hammond's pond. At the car station it circled to the left into Woodland road, the one-mile mark being near the crossing of Woodland road and Heath street. At this point the men were still close together, the order of the leaders being, Spitzer, Lightner, Whitney, Wood, Haskell, Mann, Vilas, and Jaques. From there the course went through the woods to the right of the road until it reached the Warren farm, where it turned to the left, crossing...
...fall rowing of the University crew squad ended this afternoon with a race between the three crews, over the three-and-one-half-mile course, starting opposite the Weld boathouse, and finishing in the basin opposite the Union boathouse. The third crew started first, ten seconds ahead of the second, and was able to hold this lead over the latter crew throughout the race. The second crew was never a dangerous opponent and the race soon proved to be a struggle between the University and third crews. The former easily gained on the second and passed it at the Longwood...
...fall rowing of the University crew squad will end today with a race between the three crews over the three-and-one-half-mile course. The race will start at 3.45 o'clock opposite the Weld boathouse and finish in the basin opposite the Union boathouse. The third crew will start first, ten seconds ahead of the second crew, which will in turn start ten seconds ahead of the first. It was hoped that the race could be over the four-mile course, but owing to the fact that there have been less than the usual number of long practice...
...graded crew race between the first Weld and Newell crews will be rowed this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock over the one-and-seven-eighths-mile course in the basin, between the Union boathouse and the Longwood bridge. The members of the winning crew will be awarded their club insignia, which consists of a large "N" or "W" with "U.B.C." in small letters. The races will be closely watched by Coach Wray, and men who show up well will be taken on the University squad next spring...
...University cross-country team will race the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The race will be held over the Technology course, starting opposite the Highland Club in West Roxbury, and finishing at Technology Field in Brookline Village where the last quarter of a mile will be run on the track. The distance to be covered is slightly more than four miles, and the course is a difficult one. The record for the course is held by H. H. Howland of Technology, who won the race...