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Harvard won the first games for the new cup at Berkeley oval Saturday in a very close and interesting meeting The weather was perfect and the games drew out between four and five thousand spectators. Lee broke his own and the world's record in the 220 yards hurdle race, and R. H. Davis broke the intercollegiate record in the two mile bicycle race; Downs might have broken the record in the quarter, but saved himself for the half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Games. | 6/2/1890 | See Source »

...Sherrill being a good second. The second heat went to Robinson of Yale in 23 sec., Vredenburgh second. The final heat was a grand struggle between Sherrill and Cary, the former winning by two feet in 22 1-5 sec., 1-5 of a second better than the intercollegiate record held by him. Robinson of Yale again took third place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Games. | 6/2/1890 | See Source »

...started. Dohm made the first quarter in 56 sec., three yards ahead of Downs. At the 600 yards mark the race was very close; Dohm however, drew away gradually and crossed the line in 1 min., 57 1-5 sec., 4 4-5 sec. better than the intercollegiate record. Downs was second and Wright '92 was third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Games. | 6/2/1890 | See Source »

...yards hurdle race in 16 1-5 sec.; Mapes of Columbia was a fairly close second and G. R. Fearing '93 third. The first heat went to Williams in 16 1-5 sec., and the second one to Fearing '93 in 16 4-5 sec. Williams' record was 3-5 of a second better than the former record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Games. | 6/2/1890 | See Source »

...race easily, with Mapes second. Williams of Yale won the second heat in 28 seconds, and Fearing '93, the third heat. The final was a great race between these four men. Lee took the lead at about 25 yards and beat Williams by two feet, making a world's record of 25 1-4 sec. Fearing beat Mapes for third place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Games. | 6/2/1890 | See Source »