Word: sanctions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last evening decided, after listening to a statement from Mr. Bigelow, president of the club, who, with Capt. Hall, went to New London to meet Capt. Hammond and ex-Captain Bancroft concerning what took place at the secret meetings held to arrange the date for the forthcoming race, to sanction the acts of Capt. Hall and Bigelow should they see fit to sign an agreement giving Harvard her day this year, on consideration that Yale shall name the day for the next two years. This about settles it that the race will take place at 11 o'clock Friday, June...
...very gracefully, for first place. Neither of these records can stand, however, as the jumps were made from a mat instead of from the floor; and it really seems too bad that the Union Athletic Club, which claims to be the representative Athletic Club of Boston, should sanction any custom which casts a doubt upon the genuineness of the records made at their meetings...