Word: windings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HARVARD, 121; YALE, 98.The Harvard Shooting club shot its first match with the Yale Gun club, Saturday afternoon, on the club's grounds at Watertown. Except for a strong wind, the weather was perfect for shooting, and even without the wind it is extremely doubtful if the scores would have been much better. Both teams shot well, the Harvard team better than ever before. At the start, Harvard took the lead, and kept increasing it at every round. In the fourth round, the Yale team did very good work, but it was of no avail and Harvard finished winner...
Yesterday afternoon the races of the Canoe club, which had been postponed from Tuesday on account of rain, took place off the floats of the Union Boat Club. There was little wind and the water was quite calm...
...returning and crossing again. Crowninshield was the first to get away. He was followed thirty seconds later by Batchelder, and Cartwright was thirty-nine seconds behind Batchelder. The relative order was not changed throughout the race, and Crowninshield won easily; Soon after Crowninshield had crossed the line the wind died out completely...
...course of the race was the same as of that rowed by the class crews last Saturday, the start being from near the Longwood bridge, and the finish just off the Union Boat Club float. The water was in almost perfect condition, and what little wind there was did not interfere at all with the work of the crews. Shortly after half past six the crews took their positions. The Athletic Club were nearest the wall, the 'Varsity shell had the middle place, and the Union crew were a little on the other side. At 6.40 the start took place...
...spring meeting of the Harvard Athletic Association took place yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field. The Harvard record for the two mile bicycle race and for the pole vault were broken, but the east wind made the temperature too low for fast running...