Word: straightaways
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Cornell recently challenged Yale to a three mile straightaway eight oared race to be rowed at New London in June. Captain Allen answered to the effect that Yale would restrict her aquatic contests to Harvard only. The following is his reply...
July 17, 1873. Same course. Yale, 16.59; Wesleyan, 17.01; Harvard, 17.11; Dartmouth, 17.27 1-2; Amherst, 17.32; Columbia, 17.53 1-4; Bowdoin, 18.07 3-4; Agricultural, 18.19 1-2; Cornell, 18.24; Williams, 19.25 1-2 Following these came two contests on Saratoga lake, at Saratoga, N. Y., on a straightaway course of three miles, with the following results...
Catain E. P. Smith, of the Columbia freshman crew, has recently sent a reply to the challenge of the Yale freshmen to a two-mile straightaway race at New London. Captain Smith refuses to accept the challenge, but states his willingness to admit the Yale freshmen to the Harvard Columbia race, provided Harvard agree. As Harvard will in all probability refuse to agree to any such proposition, the Yale freshmen and the Columbia freshmen will not race this year...
DEAR SIR: The Yale freshman class hereby challenge the Columbia freshmen to a two-mile straightaway race, to be rowed at New London next June, the date to be mutually agreed upon hereafter. Yours respectfully...
DEAR SIR: The Columbia freshmen do hereby accept the challenge of the Harvard freshmen to an eight-oared two-mile straightaway race, to be rowed at New London next June, the date to be mutually agreed upon hereafter. Respectfully...