scratch race

noun — 3 senses

noun

Cycling, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.

A boat race between extemporized crews rather than established rowing teams.

A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges.1889, Walter Bradford Woodgate, Boating, page 318:

Hobbies, Horse racing, Horseracing, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Racing, Sports A catchweight horse race.

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