Word: winded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Class A. No instruments required. Simple records of the time of beginning and ending of rain, when thunder is first heard and loudest, and of the direction of wind and its changes...
Class B. Ordinary instruments needed. A thermometer and a tin can for collecting rain. A somewhat more detailed record of rain, wind, temperature, thunder, etc. during the passage of a storm...
...HARRISON.HARVARD SHOOTING CLUB. To wind up the spring matches, a "merchandise shoot" will be held at the grounds on Friday afternoon, May 28. The prizes will be as follows: 1 gun case, 1 cartridge bag, 1 cleaning rod, 1 set of loading tools, 4 1-4 lb. can of powder, and 200 paper shells. The winners will be determined by the best aggregate scores in these events; 10 straightaway, 10 five angles, 5 pairs (doubles) all clay pigeons. Practice after the regular shoot. Cars leave every half hour...
...large number of spectators accompanied the members of the Shooting Club to Watertown, yesterday afternoon, to witness the team match for the class championship. The grounds and traps were in good condition, and, but for a heavy north west wind, everything favored high scoring...
...Williams men did all in their power to make the visit of the opposing nine a pleasant one. At one o'clock the game was called while the clouds which enshrouded the surrounding mountains seemed to presage a repetition of the Yale and Amherst ???. A strong wind was blowing from left field and the air was damp and chilly. The pitching was thus more uncertain than usual. Both ??? and Nichols seemed to have much difficulty in making their curves confirm to the fitful gusts of wind. The outfield was very soft, and many of the base hits would have been...