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...quarter mile run had only four starters, but furnished one of the best races of the afternoon. Vincent, who won this race on Monday, started in the half mile instead, while Hollister took his place in the quarter. Hollister set a fast pace and was followed by Mansfield and Fish, who ran close together for the entire distance. In the home stretch Fish proved the faster of the two and passed Mansfield, finishing about ten yards behind Hollister...
...interesting, from the fact that the team which will represent Harvard in the relay race at the University of Pennsylvania games on April 25 will probably be chosen from among those who show up well in this event. The track is in good condition and there should be some fast time this afternoon...
...quarter mile race was run in the excellent time of 50 4-5 seconds. Marshall set a fast pace, and was closely followed by Vincent, Mansfield and Fish. After entering the home stretch he weakened and was passed by Vincent who won by 2 yards. Fish came up very strongly and in a few yards more would also have beaten Marshall...
Hollister won the half mile run as was expected, and his time of 1m. 57 2-5s. was the most noticable performance of the afternoon. None of the other men were fast enough to give him a race, and he won as he pleased by 30 yards from Williams. This is the fastest half-mile which Hollister has ever run. Last year he won the intercollegiate games in 2 minutes, and the Yale games...
...shell, which has been hired from the Bradford Boat Club. Towards evening the crew went out in the shell for the first time this year and rowed a few short stretches. The launch which the crew has been using is having its boiler repaired in order to make it fast enough to keep up with the shell. Connor, who has been rowing at six, has been taken out of the boat, and this has necessitated a change in the whole order of the crew. They are now rowing as follows...