Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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July 22, 1870, same course; Yale 18.45: Harvard 20.30. This closed the series which on the whole had been favorable to Harvard. The wearers of the crimson won seven of the nine races, and are credited with the fastest time, 18m. 2s. The next three races were rowed at Springfield, Mass...
...handicap race of the Bicycle club took place last Saturday. The course was six times around Chestnut Hill reservoir, a distance of seven miles. Davis and Greenleaf were handicapped so heavily that they came in three quarters of a mile behind the winner. The most interesting part of the race was between Davis and Greenleaf; the latter winning by about a hundred yards. Barron won the race, his time being 23 minutes, 51 seconds. Below is the order at the finish with the handicaps and time...
...annual game between Exeter and Andover was played at Exeter on Saturday, and was won by Exeter by a score of 3 to 2 in seven innings...
...spring road race of the Harvard Bicycle club will be held next Saturday afternoon at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The course is six times around the reservoir, seven miles in all. This will be a handicap race, with very liberal handicaps, especially to those who have never ridden in races before. The race is open to all members of the University, but prizes will be awarded to those members only who are members of the Bicycle club. The prizes will consist of handsome silver cups, and their number will depend altogether upon the number of entries. As there...
After killing not less than seven and mangling as many more, I cannot see any visible decrease in the number of our tormentors. I dreamed of them last night...