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...Beacon Park, yesterday afternoon, there was a two-mile bicycle race between C. H. Chenery of the Harvard Law School and Manton Mavrick of the college, to determine which should represent the college in the collegiate contest at the polo grounds in New York, May 26. Chenery took the lead and held it until the last quarter of the second mile, when Mavrick shot by in fine shape and won the race...
...first race was the mile dash, open to college men only, and was contested by A. Bigelow of Harvard and L. B. Hamilton of Yale. Mr. Norton did not come to the scratch. Hamilton got the best start, and held the lead for the first half mile, but at the end of the third lap Bigelow easily forged ahead, winning by about 80 yards in 3 minutes 29 2-5 seconds...
...five mile race immediately followed, in which five contestants appeared - Messrs. Sabin and Hosmer of Boston, Maverick and Hemenway of the H. B. C. and Bickford of Somerville. Mr. Hosmer took the lead almost at the start, and for the first mile the order was Hosmer, maverick, Sabin, Hemenway, Bickford, the contestants being so close that the wheels almost lapped. Bickford dropped out on the second lap of the second mile, and shortly after Maverick met with an accident and retired. On next to the last lap Sabin made a very brilliant spurt, which he had apparently had in readiness...
...half-mile dash Messrs. Davis and Bigelow, both of Harvard, entered. Davis took the lead, but was immediately passed by Bigelow, who took a decided lead, winning easily in 1 minute 35 1-5 seconds, with Davis about 80 yards behind. Davis rode a small machine, and lost ground while riding against the wind...
...best race of the afternoon was the three mile event, which closed the programme. There were four contestants - Messrs. Norton, Maverick and Hemenway of Harvard, and Hitchcock of Andover. Hemenway got off first with a good lead. Maverick again dropped out owing to trouble with the seat of his machine. About the end of the second mile Norton tried to pass Hemenway, but the latter at first held his place, yielding after a hard fight. Hitchcock followed close on Norton, but seemed unable to pass him. At the end of the second mile Hemenway dropped out. On next...