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...seventy entered failed to appear at the starting line, and shortly after 11 o'clock sixty-seven men were sent away. For the first half-mile the squad kept pretty well together, but from this point on they began to stretch out. At the head of the first loop, a mile and a half from the start, a group of about ten, among whom were Jones, Berna and Withington, were in the lead. These three continued to keep together, Withington generally setting the pace, until after the four mile mark was passed. Then Jones took the lead and began...
...seventy entered failed to appear at the starting line, and shortly after 11 o'clock sixty-seven men were sent away. For the first half-mile the squad kept pretty well together, but from this point on they began to stretch out. At the head of the first loop, a mile and a half from the start, a group of about ten, among whom were Jones, Berna and Withington, were in the lead. These three continued to keep together, Withington generally setting the pace, until after the four mile mark was passed. Then Jones took the lead and began...
...tracks in the shop, shed and the storage yard. The yard plans show three tracks in the machine shop, five in the inspection shed, nine in the storage yard, of which only six will be installed now, an extra track on the other side, and a loop track around the entire terminal...
...tracks in the buildings have pits under them for inspection of the running gear and repair work. The loop track makes direct connection with the Harvard square station and swings around the terminal to a long platform on the Boylston street side, called the "football platform." This track and platform will be used exclusively for the athletic games at the Stadium. There are eight exits and entrances with short flights of stairs from the street to the platform...
...total capacity of the tracks in the terminal yard is 140 cars; 70 in the storage yard including the three extra tracks, 45 in the shops and the remainder on the loop and other tracks. The terminal is about 700 feet by 350 feet and is connected with the surface by an incline from the loop track to Murray street...