Word: straightaway
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Although the track was in good condition, a strong breeze made it necessary to start the sprints at the curved end of the Stadium. Consequently as the sprinters could not check themselves before reaching the end of the straightaway, both the 220-yard hurdles and 220-yard dash were shortened to 200 yards...
...Dunster-Drayton; 5, Waverley; 6, Brattle street; 7. Holworthy-Stoughton; 8, Mt.Auburn street. Within two minutes Westmorly, which was rowing in improved form, bumped Claverly, this winning the first position for today's race. Holyoke (first) finished without a bump. Waverley bumped the Dunster-Drayton crew on the straightaway before the last curve, but the latter failed to stop at the judge's signals, and Brattle street coming up stopped, thinking it had made a bump. The Holworthy-Stoughton boat then came up and claimed a bump on the Brattle street crew. The resulting disputes were submitted to the executive...
...been decided not to hold a straightaway race this fall between the crews having most bumps to their credit. These bumping races will probably be continued next year, the crews starting in the order decided by the race today...
...clock the first division of the Dormitory crews will race downstream over a one and three-eights mile course, ending at the University Boat Club. Immediately after, the second division will race over the same course. These races will be continued tomorrow and Thursday, and a straightaway race will probably be rowed on Friday between the crews having the most bumps to their credit. The crews have been divided into two sections and will line up for the start in the order named...
Track practice was held yesterday in the Gymnasium, the snow on the track preventing outdoor work. The men went through a half-hour drill with the dumbells and chest-weights and ran 15 easy laps around the gallery track. The sprinters then practiced starts on the short straightaway in the basement...