Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...thereby practically winning the cup for his school. He first won the half-mile in 2 minutes, 5 1-5 seconds, then the 120 yards hurdle race (hurdles 3 feet) in 16 2-5 seconds, next the high jump, 5 feet, 8 1-2 inches; and lastly the quarter-mile run in 54 1-5 seconds. He also won the second prize in putting the shot. The credit of this performance can best be estimated by recalling the fact that there is at present no athlete at any of the colleges who can equal it. Fearing enters Harvard next year...
...yards dash Columbia will be represented by H. Shipman, and in the 220-yards run probably by H. M. Banks, but unless these men improve greatly their chances are considered to be very small. H. M. Banks and H. R. Cowell are entered for the quarter mile run and M. R. Strong, J. M. Hewhitt and F. G. Colton will contest in the half-mile run. The general opinion is that Dohm of Princeton will win one of these races. In the mile run Columbla's representatives are H. F. Hornbostel and A. S. Vosburgh. Columbia men think they have...
Match race-One quarter mile for a special prize, presented by the Staten Island Athletic Club, W. C. Dohm, Princeton, won in 51 seconds; W. C. Downes, Harvard second...
...Quarter mile run, handicap, final heat-W. H. Wright, Harvard, 20 yards won in 50 4-5 seconds, S. I. Wicklow, Rutherford. second; and E. B. Hinckley, Yale College, third...
...annual spring races of the club will be held on Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock, in the Charles River Basin. The course for paddling canoes except class I will be half a mile along the river bank and return, that of class I being a quarter of a mile and return. The sailing race will be over a triangular course each side having half a mile...