Word: windings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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BICYCLE RACE.The first event on the programme was the bicycle race for which F. L. Dean, '88, was the only entry. The strong wind which was blowing made fast time an impossibility, but Dean held to it pluckily and made the two miles in 6 minutes, 37 seconds, 20 seconds less than the college record which was made by Kohler of the University of Pennsylvania last week, and 8 seconds slower than Dean's record of last spring...
Saturday was a clear, cold day, and the spectators who gathered on Holmes in the afternoon to witness the athletic sports, were put to as great a test of endurance as the men who contested the various events. A strong north-east wind blew acoss the field, and prevented the runners from making fast records. The track, however, was in excellent condition, and had the weather been more favorable, records would doubtless have been broken. The number of entries was unusually large, and many of the events were closely contested...
...northwesterly direction, the second half mile in a southeasterly direction, and the last two miles from there straight back to boat-house. The contestants were F. J. Proctor, '87, A. G. Webster, R. G., E. K. Dunham, M. S., and T. Dunham M. S. At first there was no wind, but when about half over the course a light breeze sprang up. The race was close throughout between Messrs. Webster and Proctor, the latter leading till near the finish, when the wind died away and Mr. Webster won by half a length. The two Dunhams were way behind...
...rowing men could not have asked for more favorable conditions of wind and water than those which prevailed on Saturday. The air was just warm enough for rowing. The wind hardly ruffled the surface of the river. After the close of recitations at noon, about 200 students betook themselves to the boat-house, and stood in groups along the edge of the platforms or lay at ease upon the runs leading to the floats. Soon after noon the barges were brought out and launched and the men drawn by lot to form the senior eights took their positions. The scene...
Willard, Smith and Wiestling did the best work for the home nine, while Ryan and Mahoney played a strong game for the visitors. The cold wind was the cause of many errors...