Word: wind
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Owing to the extremely poor weather conditions only three men turned out for the Rifle and Revolver Club shoot on Saturday and no very good shooting was done. Rifle shooting was especially difficult on account of the high wind. H. C. Taylor took first place in the all comers pistol match of the M. R. A., and E. Malinckrodt fourth place...
...Rifle and Revolver Club shoot, held at Walnut Hill, Saturday afternoon, the attendance was very good, eleven men presented themselves. Owing to the fact that most of the men had new rifles which they were unused to, and to the strong wind, no high scores were made. The best revolver shooting was done by C. H. Taylor...
...even and going strongly. The superior leg drive of Perkins's crew, however, and the fact that they had a little more spurt left gave them the victory. The time, roughly taken, was 9m. 51s. The conditions were fairly good. The tide was going out slightly and a light wind gave the water just sufficient life...
...Weld four-oared race, which took place Wednesday afternoon, was one of the closest races of the season. Owing to the strong favoring wind and tide, exceptionally fast time was made. The course was a mile straight-away down stream and the finish was under the Harvard Bridge...
...team chosen to represent Harvard in the match with U. of P. Saturday morning at Philadelphia, held a practice shoot yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club. The scores made were very fair, considering the strong wind that was blowing. The percentages were as follows: P. Dove '98, 85; H. W. Sanford 1900, 84; P. Bancroft '99, 70; E. Mallinckrodt 1900, 67; J. McD. Campbell 62; H. W. Dana...