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PRIZES have been offered by private gentlemen for the following events, conditional on the appended time being equalled or beaten: One fourth mile run, 56 s.; one hundred yards' dash, 10 1/2 s.; one mile run, 4 m. 55 s.; one mile walk, 8 m. The prize for the bicycle race is made conditional on five men starting; the H. A. A. will add a handsome second prize if five men finish the race...
Bicycle Race. - It is to be hoped that this race will fill well, and that all those who start will finish. A race is never won until you've passed the post, and even if beaten it looks much better to see a man ride his race out pluckily, and not give it up because he is not ahead...
...prizes given in each instance will be handsomer than ever before, and they are worth hard work. Those offered by the kindness of private gentlemen and club tables are made conditional on a given time being equalled or beaten, and that is quite right; if gentlemen subscribe handsome medals or cups, they do so to induce men who do not train for the honor or love of athletics, to train sufficiently at least to make our time creditable and respectable. Were we to criticise the gentlemen at all, it would be rather on account of the generous allowance of time...
...times that must be equalled or beaten will be found in the Brevity column; second prizes will be given in all events, provided there be a sufficient number of entries...
...Freshman Nine played the "Newtons" at Newton, April 20, and was beaten by a score...