Word: scratches
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...propramme began with the first trail heat of the hundred yards. In it were G. M. Ashe, '87, scratch; Rogers, '87, 4 yds; Norton '85, 5 yds; Wetherbee, '87, 6 yds; Taylor, '85, 7 yds. The heat was won by Rogers in 10 7-8 seconds, with Wetherbee second. This was a good race for first place between Rogers and Wetherbee...
...meeting ended with the quarter-mile run. There were three entries in this event, Keyes, Ashe and Meredith. Only Keyes and Ashe came up to the scratch however. The event was won easily by Ashe...
...Rust, Ashe and Briggs. Rust won with Ashe second, it was evident that Ashe was merely trying for a place in the final heat. Time 11 3-4s. The next event, the one mile run, had three entries, Webster, Ayer and Remington. Remington did not come up to scratch, and the race lay between the other two. The first four laps were slow and uninteresting, but the last lap was well and pluckily fought. Webster won in 5m. 31 2-5s. with Ayer a good second...
...yards dash only two men came up to scratch, Ashe and Meredith. Ashe won, running well withing himself...
...always has a chance in a handicap, while in a limit race he might really be too poor to have any chance at all. Finally handicaps are a great means of bringing out new men and improving old. New men are often encouraged by beating a scratch man, go in again and keep at it until they themselves become scratch men, while the old men have to do their best to win, and hence are often wonderfully improved. But a word to scratch men. Don't feel disappointed if you are beaten. As an old English athlete...