Word: straightaway
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...straightaway track for the hurdles and sprinters, 60 yards long and 8 yards wide will be built across the middle of the present circular track on Holmes Field, and it will be ready for use immediately after the Christmas recess...
...first bend in the course Crew B, which was rowing a 32 stroke, was a length behind but at the second bend this lead had been reduced to half a length. Crew B then raised its stroke to 36 and from the beginning of the straightaway to the finish the crews were practically even. Both crews were now rowing a strong 38 stroke. Towards the end Crew A pulled ahead a little, winning by eight feet...
Thus far the work has been very light, with the object of getting the men in proper condition. The distance men have run a few easy laps and the sprinters and hurdlers have been given light work on the straightaway. Owing to the unfavorable weather yesterday the number of men who reported for work was small. The distance men ran about six laps at a slow pace while the sprinters practised starts and then ran an easy quarter mile. The number of men trying for the hurdle events is still very small and more men are urged to come...
About fifty-five men reported for fall track work yesterday afternoon, many of them new men. The work consisted of several easy laps for the distance men and light work on the straightaway for the sprinters. It has been decided to hold the fall handicap games on October 28. Practice for candidates for the cross country team will begin in a few days...
...Metropolitan Regatta was held on the Charles River yesterday afternoon under fairly good weather conditions, except for the eight-oared races which were rowed on the straightaway mile and a half course against a strong head wind...