Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...scratch, Swan, '82 (scratch man), Parker, '80 (15 yards), Sturgis, '81 (50 yards), Tubbs, '79 (200 yards), having withdrawn. This was the most exciting feature of the day. They all got well away, and for the first lap maintained nearly their relative positions. On the second lap Parker lost ground a little, and Swan began creeping up. Parker soon fell behind, and it was evident he was suffering from the effects of a recent fall. Swan gradually but surely decreased the distance between himself and Sturgis. Sturgis rode a brave race. On the last quarter of the last lap they...
...FINISH.A tape held by the judges shall be stretched across the track at the finish four feet above the ground. This tape must be breasted...
...shall be held to have started when any portion of his body touches the ground in front of his mark...
...measurement shall be from the scratch line in front of the jumper's feet to the nearest break of the ground made by any part of his person...
...success, and we do not intend to fall into the error of making any bold assertions about the matter just yet; merely a suggestion or so will be enough. Some have complained that the rooms are not well taken care of by the new goodies, and there is ground for the complaint. True, there has been a slight improvement shown since the beginning of the term, but still we would urge upon the janitors the necessity of paying strict attention to all reasonable complaints, and seeing that, so far as possible, the causes be removed...