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There were five starters in the bicycle race, among whom was Fenner, W A., who made the record of the association last year. The men rode the first half mile with Mitchell, W. A., to set the pace, Fenner trailing him, and Kimball, R. L. S., keeping close to Fenner. At the half, however, Fenner took the lead and held it to the finish. His time was 3 m. 1 45 sec. Kimball kept close to Fenner throughout the race and pushed him hard at the finish but could get nothing better than second place. Prierce...
...final heat of the 440 yards dash Brewer had things all his own way and won by 10 yards in 53 2-5 sec. beating his own record by 4-5 sec. Second place went to Storrs by a pretty spurt on the very stretch. Reynolds took third...
...after that Norton, Hop., began to cut down his lead inch by inch till, as they entered the home stretch, there was scarcely fifteen feet between them; but McLaughlin was too strong for him and finished first in 7 m. 36 1-5 sec., beating the old record by 20 1-5 sec. Johnson, W. A., was third...
Batchelder, R. L. S., broke the record of 2 m. 10 1-5 sec. by 2 2-5 sec. in the half mile run, leaving the field well in the rear from the start. His first quarter was done in 1 m. 2 1 5 sec. W. S. Davis, W. H. S., was second, and Hallowell, Hop., third by a plucky spurt at the finish...
...there was no official timer to witness Cary's recent 100 yards dash, it is very doubtful if his record will be accepted. This uncertainty may lead to the introduction of some electric timing device to avoid disputes...