Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...third event was the paddling in tandem, in which there were two entries. Frothingham and Livingston paddling against Dunham and Webster. This race was extremely close throughout, the former pair getting a slight advantage at the start, and rounding the half-way stake in 12 minutes, a few seconds ahead of their competitors. They were able to increase the lead considerably on the home stretch and crossed the line in very good time, several lengths ahead of Dunham and Webster. The second half of the course was made in four minutes, wind and tide being favorable...
...Billings, '85 and E. H. Rogers, '87, who, after several false starts, got off squarely and finished in the order above given, Baker taking the lead easily in the race and holding it well. Billings and Rogers ran side by side, but at eighty yards Billings worked ahead and came in four or five yards after Baker, with Rogers a good third. Baker's time was 10 1-8. Next in order came...
...lead and passed the mark on the first lap in the fast time of 1 minute, but visibly slackened on the last lap and only finished in 2 minutes, 9 seconds, leaving the other competitors 40 yards behind. Brandt and root ran side by side, but Brandt pulled ahead as he passed the tape and came in 2 minutes, 14 seconds. Last of all came...
...Rogers and Todd ran. The event was won by Rogers, time, 10 7-8 seconds. Next came the half-mile run for juniors, which was contested by Brandt and Root. The former dogged Root around the track until within a few rods of the finish, when he ran ahead and won easily in the time of 2 min., 11 and a fraction seconds. The last race runwas a 220 yards, between Hardy and Rogers of the freshman class. Hardy won after a hot race during the first part of the way. The rest of the races which were not walkovers...
...referee fired a pistol as the signal for the start. '85 caught the water first, but '84 made a beautiful start and took the lead. closely followed by '85, '87 and '86 in the order named. After a few strokes had been taken, '84 began to shoot ahead, and soon had a good lead, with the other three crews following about abreast of each other. The seniors never lost this lead but kept increasing it to the finish. At the end of the first half-mile the seniors were leading, followed by '85, who had crossed over and taken...