Word: chestnut
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual fall road race of the Bicycle club takes place today on the Chestnut hill reservoir course. The start will be made at 3 o'clock sharp in order that the race may be finished before dark. Some of the riders will leave the gymnasium at 2 o'clock and all wishing to accompany them can do so; all other contestants must be at the watering trough opposite the gate at 2.45. All men must have their certificates. The following are the handicaps as arranged by Mr. R. H. Davis...
...special meeting of the Bicycle club last evening it was decided to change the course from that mentioned in Tuesday's CRIMSON to the Chestnut hill reservoir course. The new made roads and the rainy weather have made racing on the Newton course impossible. The course decided upon is 1 our times around both reservoirs-a distance of ten miles...
Table 25 at Memorial held a hare and hounds run yesterday afternoon of about five miles around the Chestnut hill reservoir. The hares were Ward and Rowley...
...Bicycle Club will hold a meeting this evening to consider a protest by Mr. Rodemann against the award of the prizes which were contested for in the road race held by the club at Chestnut Hill reservoir last Saturday afternoon. It is claimed by the protester that it was understood that prizes should be awarded to each of the first four men to come in, and that under this agreement he, as fourth man, is entitled to a prize. On the other hand, the majority of those who rode in the race understood that only three prizes were...
...handicap race of the Bicycle club took place last Saturday. The course was six times around Chestnut Hill reservoir, a distance of seven miles. Davis and Greenleaf were handicapped so heavily that they came in three quarters of a mile behind the winner. The most interesting part of the race was between Davis and Greenleaf; the latter winning by about a hundred yards. Barron won the race, his time being 23 minutes, 51 seconds. Below is the order at the finish with the handicaps and time...