Word: watertown
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...BURBANK.HARVARD POLO CLUB. A scheme is under consideration for bringing to Watertown a drove of ponies from the ranch of Mr. Benj. Brewster of Cheyenne. They will all be warranted sound and thoroughly broken to the saddle. They will cost about $120.00 per head. Gentlemen (whether members of the club or not) in want of a pony, are requested to sign the paper in the rooms, or to send their name to Mr. Marshall P. Williams (Country Club, Brookline), who will answer any inquiries regarding the consignment...
...goodly number of men assembled at the Watertown range yesterday to witness the opening shoot in the series of matches now being held by the Shooting Club. Twenty gunners were on hand, and this large number made it necessary to keep two traps in constant operation. Eighty-nine was well represented, eight men entering in the freshman match...
...meeting of the Longfellow Memorial Association, held Saturday evening at the house of Mr. Arthur Gilman on Watertown street, Cambridge, Dean G. Z. Gray presiding, the following officers were elected: President, James Russell Lowell; vice-presidents, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John G. Whittier, Charles W. Eliot, Stanton Blake, E. N. Horsford; secretary, Arthur Gilman; treasurer, Benjamin Vaughn; committee on plans, James R. Lowell, Asa Gray, Charles Eliot Norton, Henry Van Brunt, John Trowbridge, W. P. P. Longfellow; board of directors, James Russell Lowell, Arthur Gilman, Benjamin Vaughn, William Eustis Russell, Francis C. Foster, James B. Ames, H. P. Walcott, William Lawrence...
...first shoot in the spring series of matches was held at the Watertown range yesterday afternoon. The weather was favorable, and the shooting done by the dozen members present was fairly good. The leading scores were as follows...
...match 50 cents. Conditions as below. Match A, open to all. 10 clay birds, 5 angles, 18 yards rise. Match B, open to all. 10 clay birds, straight away, 21 yards rise. The prizes in each match will be a cup and a medal. Cars for the grounds at Watertown leave every half hour. Those desirous of joining can do so at the grounds...