Word: track
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Springfield Bicycle Club have decided to hold their coming tournament on Hampden Park, September 2, 3, 4 and 5. The club will expend $20,000 in getting up the meet, and offer $8,000 in prizes. The races will be run on a half-mile track especially constructed for the purpose...
...preliminary races of the classes were held yesterday on Holmes Field. This is the first time that the new track has been put to actual use and records made upon it, everything hitherto being but practice and not counting as a record. The times made were good and the track gives good satisfaction. The number of spectators was small, as is usually the case at these preliminary meetings. Besides, yesterday many were attracted in town by the desire to see the class races. Mr. T. J. Coolidge, '84, had the races in charge and acted as starter. The order...
...second of the collegiate record. In the 100 yards race for '87, Rogers and Todd ran. The event was won by Rogers, time, 10 7-8 seconds. Next came the half-mile run for juniors, which was contested by Brandt and Root. The former dogged Root around the track until within a few rods of the finish, when he ran ahead and won easily in the time of 2 min., 11 and a fraction seconds. The last race runwas a 220 yards, between Hardy and Rogers of the freshman class. Hardy won after a hot race during the first part...
...games or sports take place. As the outside of this building is entirely finished, we fail to see the need of keeping the piles of boards, sand and other debris which now form such pleasing surroundings for the new building. The north side of the building, towards the new track, especially needs some improvement. As the visitors to the ball games are obliged to pass by and over part of this disorder, we hope it will be cleared up before any more base-ball games, or at least before the spring sports occur...
...Track athletics are in a flourishing condition, about thirty men being in training for the various events, and working daily under Mr. Robinson. Though it is too early yet for any definite predictions in regard to Mott Haven, the outlook is very promising. [Princetonian...