Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Remembering that, according to old Izaak, a rosy dairy-maid was to refresh me at noon with new milk, I put on my white flannel suit with some care and started off. My journey to the brook was a modern Anabasis, - ???, - "just three miles" did that brook keep ahead of me throughout the fifteen I walked. I learned this from passing countrymen, and argument and expostulation failed to shorten the distance one yard. "Just three miles" is the only unit of long measure used in New Hampshire...
...successful in 10 4/5 seconds, Randolph of Rutgers getting the second place, through Wendell's claim of foul entered against Stewart, College of the City of New York, and allowed by the referee. Wendell was particularly unfortunate in being absolutely pocketed in this race, Stewart dashing in ahead of him, and, together with Loney, completely shutting him out from all chances of first place; and as Wendell is too fine a runner to be contented with second prizes, he withdrew without completing the course. On the part of Loney the foul was unintentional, while on Stewart's part the swerving...
...boat-house and took his position at the start. Livingstone had the choice of positions, and took the east shore, which gave him little or no advantage. At 5.18 P.M. the men were started. Livingstone took the water first, and with a short, quick, but powerful stroke shot ahead of his competitor. Goddard bent to his work at the rate of 34 long, clean strokes to the minute, and at the end of the first hundred yards was on even terms with Livingstone, who had been pulling 36. Opposite Regatta Point, an eighth of a mile from the start, Goddard...
From the quarter to the half mile Goddard slowed down to 30, while Livingstone still kept rowing 35; but it was evident that even at this rate the Harvard man was clearly getting the best of his opponent. Goddard turned the upper stake three lengths ahead, having rowed the mile in 6.50, and squared for home 10 seconds later...
...stroke of 30 to the minute, and did not care to go in for time. As he came by Regatta Point cheer after cheer was given him, which encouraged him to put in a few heavy strokes, and finish the course in 14 minutes and 30 seconds, 10 lengths ahead of Livingstone, whose time was 14.49. Following is the schedule...