Word: tracks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...lanes were not laid out on the track yesterday afternoon the final heat of the 220 yards dash, which was postponed from the 'Varsity games, was again postponed until next Tuesday...
...wish to congratulate Captain Bigelow for the good beginning made yesterday in the track athletic work for the year. The times made were very fair for this season, and better than that, all the events were hotly contested, and fought out to the very end. It is shown that on the whole some very fair material is available to replace the men who have graduated...
There is however plenty of room for improvement in Harvard's track athletic record of the past few years. Certain events particularly must be strengthened, such as the weights and the bicycle races. There are surely numbers of men in the University who could be trained with success for these events, and we hope that encouraged by the satisfactory prospects for the track material, the management will be able to turn out some good weight throwers and bicycle riders. They should make a determined effort to put in the field next spring a well rounded team which is free from...
Held on Charles River Park track...
...Varsity fall handicap track meeting was held yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field. In spite of the heavy track and the inclemency of the weather all the events were well contested and the times very good for fall races. All the heats of the sprints were close, scarcely a foot separating the first three or four men. In the final heat of the 100 yds. dash, Bigelow running from scratch, was gaining rapidly on the leaders, and would have finished first if there had been ten yards more...