Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...boats were in line and Mr. Cornell gave the word "Go." The start was very even, and for some ten seconds it was difficult to tell which crew was ahead. Here, however, Columbia gradually drew away from her antagonists and the rest of the race was a mere procession. Columbia's supporters were wild with excitement and cheered their crew most enthusiastically as Harvard gradually fell further in the rear. Harvard men, on the contrary, wore rather sober faces and watched their boat closely to see if anything had happened to cause such a complete inequality between the two crews...
...start was ridiculously unfair. The Crescents started long before the word-which was given, by the way, while a number of the 'Varsity eight were taking off their jerseys. The water was very rough-all the crews splashing badly. At the Crescent boat-house, Harvard was a length ahead, which it increased to three lengths at the finish. For the first half mile or so, Harvard rowed about thirty five strokes to the minute, but during the latter part of the race Storrow slowed down to thirty or thirty-one. The Bradfords and Crescents seemed to vie with each other...
...little further on. There seemed to be trouble on the freshman boat, seven caught a crab, and four stopped rowing a moment while the boat wandered about aimlessly, - his seat had unfortunately come off the slides; it was put quickly in place, however, and the race finished with '90 ahead of '88 by a good two lengths; '89 half a length ahead of the freshmen and a length behind the seniors, who went over the line with a rush, apparently in capital condition...
...more favorable for fast rowing this year, and the race more interesting as the crews kept together instead of separating. The '87 men had a rejoicing in the yard during the evening in which their crew figured prominently, carrying their oars. In her freshman year, '87 came in third, ahead of '86; in her sophomore year she won the race over '85, '88 and '86; in her junior year she again beat '86; and in her senior year she again holds first place-a very fine record. The race...
...Brown. Myer led for the first 220 yards, at a rattling pace, but Endicott passed him on the last turn and won in 53 1-2 seconds. Myer made a plucky race for second place with Sturgis, and fell across the finish line about a foot ahead...