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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first of the inter-dormitory bumping races will be rowed this afternoon over the same course as last year. The race will start at the long stretch above the Boylston street bridge beyond the second bend, and, instead of finishing at this bend as was originally planned, the race will continue to the Newell boathouse and end between it and the range flags placed on the opposite bank. The crews will row in two divisions, starting at 3.30 and 4 o'clock respectively, and will take their positions in the following order...
...must report at the boathouses, dressed to row promptly at 2.45 o'clock. The first division will be started promptly at 3.30, and any crew not at its buoy by that time will be considered out of the race. There will be two days of bumping races, after which, the four best crews will be picked for a one and one-half mile straight-away race...
...handicap race in the 120-yard high hurdles which was run on the baseball field yesterday, was won by J. B. Cummings '13; J. P. Long '11, was second; W. Tufts '13, third; and R. F. Hoyt '10, fourth. Cups will be awarded for first and second places in this event...
...mile race, held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon for all distance men, was won by E. L. Viets '11. P. R. Withington '12 was second, and W. H. Lacey '12, third. The race was well contested. About thirty started, but it soon became a struggle between six men. Viets set the pace for the first five laps. Lacey then came to the front only to be passed by Withington on the seventh, who in turn was passed by Viets at the finish...
...Lawless '13 finished first in the mile race for distance men from the Freshman class. E. D. Smith '13 and S. Nichols '13 were second and third respectively. Lawless took the lead on the first lap and held it throughout the race...