Word: track
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...bicycle men are getting in some excellent practice on the new track...
...track is now in almost perfect condition, and is being carefully cared...
...just come to light that members of the Cambridge Bicycle Club have been in the habit of practicing on the Holmes Field track at five o'clock in the morning, a somewhat unusual hour. As no permission has been given this club to avail itself of the track, the action of some of its members would seem to exhibit a degree of "nerve" that is rather surprising...
...Manhattan Athletic grounds ought to be the scene of some lively contests on May 24th. The colleges, both great and small, are making extensive preparations, and a large field of entries is assured. The track, as our article of yesterday explained, is a new one and has been kept in the very best of order. The number of entries and the character of the track lead one to expect not only well contested races but some very fast time. Every man to win will have to exert himself to the utmost; and, on a fine track, such exertions ought...
...nearest track is that of the Manhatten A. c., on 86the street and 8th avenue. It is there that the inter-collegiate games will be held this spring. "this should be called the prince of cinder paths, and we will explainwhy. It is a quarter mile in circuit, and down one side runs a 220-yard straightway. It was built last spring, and with a season's frost, should, by May 24th, with proper care, be in splendid condition. Its sides are 150 yards straight, and its curves 70 yards. This latter is the only drawback. But the straight...