Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second annual winter track carnival held Saturday afternoon in the Hemenway Gymnasium and on Holmes Field, was a great success. The large number of entries and events prolonged the carnival more than was expected, and the final relay race was not run off until 6.30 o'clock. Cups were awarded in all events to those who won first, second and third places, and also the five members of the winning tug-of-war team. The relay race was won by the Ridgely-Mount Auburn street team which was accordingly awarded the shield presented by the Track and Field Club last...
...three-legged race and sack race furnished much amusement. The former was won by J. P. Long '11 and O. M. Chadwick '11, and the latter by W. M. Rand '09, both in nearly record time. The rope climb and pole climb were both record breakers. B. M. Vance '08 made the fastest time in the rope climb, beating the record of 8 seconds made last year by 3-5 of a second. The pole climb was won by B. T. Stephenson '08 in 9 1-5 seconds. The previous record was 13 3-5 seconds...
...Gregory '10 won the potato race in 34 1-5 seconds, beating his old record made last year. He was closely pushed by A. Sweetser '11 and J. F. McDonald '08. The high jump had a good number of entries and was very spectacular. It was won by S. A. Reed '11, with B. T. Stephenson '08 second, and W. A. Dennis '11 third. The best jump was made by G. E. Roosevelt '09, who cleared 5 feet, 9 inches, in good form, but failed to place because of the handicaps given his opponents...
...Sixth race--Randolph vs. Miscellaneous A vs. Miscellaneous B. Randolph--S. Cobb '10, J. B. Shaw '10, J. H. Storer, Jr., '11, G. R. Harding '11, J. L. d'Este '10, C. Loring '10, R. Emerson '10. Miscellaneous A--H. W. Robbins '11, M. C. Allen '11, P. H. Linaberry '08, H. Taylor 1G., M. L. Garfield '09, M. H. Horblit '09. Miscellaneous B--C. C. Coneannon '11, K. Bouve '11, M. Corcoran '11, L. E. Drew '11, E. R. Squibb '11, L. S. Higgins '11, A. B. Fitts...
...holds the record of 29 1-5 seconds, made last year. 600 entries have been made in all events, showing an increase of 200 over last year. The 20-yard dash is the most popular event, having an entry of 78. The cross-country run, the 15-yard hurdle race for men who have never started in a hurdle race, and the three-legged race all have a large number of entries...