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...hour appointed, but had been sent back by the referee on account of the postponement. At length, at about halfpast five, the crews drew up in line, and everything was made ready for the start. The referee abandoned the "67" and took his station on the tug, filled with enthusiastic '87 men. After the preparatory "are you ready," at 5.40 the referee fired a pistol as the signal for the start. '85 caught the water first, but '84 made a beautiful start and took the lead. closely followed by '85, '87 and '86 in the order named. After...
...vault, H. Hodge, '86, distance, 8ft. 6in.; running broad jump, Vankirk, '84, 20ft. 1in.; running high jump, Harrison, '85, 5ft. 6 in.; putting the shot, 16 pounds, Adams, '86, 33ft.; throwing the hammer, 16 pounds, Adams, '86, 80ft. 8in.; two-mile bicycle race, Stearns, '87, time, 8m. 20s. The tug-of-war centest was won by the class...
...large tugboat from which to superintend the start and to follow the crews down the course. This has proved inconvenient in more ways than one, the crews have been unable to get very near the referee, and on such a large boat as a steam tug the officer in question cannot easily move around among the boats, but must lie moored at the pier until the race is started. In former years there has always been more or less complaint about both on the part of referees and crews. Yesterday's trouble was only a repetition of this old rule...
...parasols made a pretty sight. Many carriages were also scattered along the road from the Long-wood bridge to the finish. In addition to these facilities for seeing the race, unusual means for following the crews upon the water were arranged by the different classes. Besides the referees tug, "Wm. Sprague," five others had been chartered. Two of these were thronged with freshmen, while two more contained, one a large party of juniors, while the other floated a large blue flag with a white '86 upon it The fifth and last tug was filled with a large party of young...
...tug Wm. Sprague left the West Boston bridge and stopping at the Union boat-house, took the referee on board. She was followed up river by the other steam craft and all moored at or near the railway bridge at Brookline. Then ensued a long wait for the crews to come down, which was enlivened by two sharp showers of rain and hail. About one o'clock the draw was opened and the crews came through in the following order : '86, '85, 84 and '87. They then drew up to the referee's tug and received these instructions...