Word: sec
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...yard handicap was run against the wind. The fifth heat was won by W. J. Crowley, 12 feet, in 10 1/4 sec.; the sixth by J. S. Voorhis, 18 feet, in 10 sec.; the second round by C A. J. Queckberner, 30 feet, in 10 1/4 sec. and J. S. Voorhis, 18 feet, in 10 1/4 sec. The final fell to J. S. Voorhis, 18 feet, in 10 sec. When heats are run in 10 seconds we naturally look, for the champions on the scratch mark, but instead we find M. McFaul, a deaf mute of the Fanwood...
...yards Dash. - Wendell, '82, Donaldson, '79, and Upham, '81, started. Wendell ran a very pretty race, followed closely by Donaldson, but Upham last. Won by Wendell in 24 sec...
...yards Hurdle-Race. - Entries were: Torrey, '82, Cowdin, '79, Warren, '82. The race was very close between them all. Cowdin took his hurdles easily, and recovered well. Torrey pressed him hard. But Cowdin was over the last hurdle first, and won the race in 19 1/4 sec., Torrey second, Warren last...
Bicycle Race (2d heat) brought Sturgis and Swan out, Parker having withdrawn. The race was almost an exact repetition of the first heat. Swan gained steadily, and they scored down the last hundred yards very evenly. Swan won this heat by two yards in 4 min. 7 sec...
Quarter-mile Run. - Out of five entries two only came to the scratch: Bacon, '80, Torrey, '82. It resulted in a very easy victory for Bacon in 1 min. 5 sec., which he bettered last year by 11 sec...