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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HURDLE RACE.W. S. Crane won in 22 2 5 seconds. He was the only man to run through the hundles without accident. H. O. Poor fell, but picking himself up, beat R. Le B. Lynch who stopped to take a fresh start...
...faults of most of the men who have played in the last three or four games are given below. Harding is slow in getting through the rush line, and if he would start quicker and slow up at the finish, he would do better. He ought to pay more attention to his game and not bother with the rusher opposite him quite so much. He tackles hard and low, and keeps his eyes open. On the whole he is about as good as any man in the rush line. Butler is slow in getting through. He runs hard and follows...
Contestants must be ready to start at times given above; if they are not on their marks, the event will be started without them...
...hares shall carry paper, cut in pieces about two inches square, in bags, sufficient to last the length of the run, and, in both fast and slow hunts, shall lay a plain trail, from start to finish, changes of direction being plainly showed in every case. If the scent is voted unsatisfactory by three-quarters of the hounds, the H. A. A. reserves the right to withdraw the prizes. Complaints must be made by petition within two days after the hunt...
...Should the hares reach home ahead of the hounds by a greater amount of time than that agreed upon at the start, they shall receive prizes, and the first hound in shall also receive a prize; should the difference of time be less than that agreed upon at the start, the first two hounds shall receive prizes; or any hound catching a hare shall receive a prize...