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...river" usually take place during this month. The river is of course too narrow for more than two crews to row abreast, so, instead of such a race as our class races last Saturday, they are always "bumping races," as every one who remembers the account of the exciting contest described in "Tom Brown" will recall. The boats are placed in line, - the last a little above Iffley, - with a certain distance between them; at the signal, all start off, each trying to "bump" the boat ahead, before reaching the finish, which is just below Folly Bridge. A bumped boat...
...excellent, and that they had the benefit of a splendid coach for a few days previous to the race. Victory, however, has its penalties, and we are not sure that the Freshman crew will go free. In view of the race with Columbia, the effect of Saturday's contest is liable to be injurious, for success begets over-confidence and from this spring a score of evils. In other words, the Freshman crew needs to redouble its efforts between now and the 5th of July. As soon as their opponents learn whom they are to meet, they will leave nothing...
...discovered that hard work at practice is the only means of salvation, and it is to be hoped that we may see a little more practice such as took place last Monday. Lounging about the field and catching an occasional fly is not the way to prepare for a contest with Yale...
...seconds. Evarts was left at the start, and, although running very prettily, could not quite catch Stetson, who finished with some in hand. Evarts will, however, run in the final on Saturday, C. H. Taft was a poor third. The mile-run was the prettiest contest of the day, and resulted in a dead heat between Messrs. A. Thorndike and J. S. Bell in the excellent time of 4 min., 50 1/8 sec., the best previous Harvard record being 4 min. 56 sec., made by Bell last spring. Their styles were noticeably different, Thorndike striking a long swinging gait, while...
...programme commenced with the Seniors' 100-yard dash in which Messrs. Keene and Hawes appeared, the former proving an easy winner in 11 1/4 sec., Hawes about 8 yards behind. Messre. A. L. Hall and R. N. Ellis appeared for the Seniors' mile run, which proved a most exciting contest. The men kept together until the very end, Ellis, however covering much more than his distance by running beside his man on the outside instead of leading or following him. Hall eventually reached the tape about a yard ahead in 5 min. The Sophomores' quarter-mile came next and brought...