Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...class race yesterday afternoon was pulled in very rough water, but in spite of this all the crews rowed in good form. Ninety-nine won a comparatively easy victory, being ahead from the start, but the other crews all rowed creditably, considering the extremely difficult conditions for the first mile. The time was 10m. 55s., nearly a minute and a half slower than last year; but the rough water and a strong head wind would more than account for this...
...start, '98 caught the water first and momentarily jumped ahead, but '99 almost instantly caught them and took the lead. After the first 200 yards '99 was ahead, the other crews being at first well bunched. At the half-mile the Freshmen had a slight lead over '97 and '98, but, getting into difficulties with the rough water, caught several crabs and fell back a length and a half; '98 gradually drew ahead and the race for third place was left to '97 and 1900. At the bridge they were even, the Freshmen having caught up, and from there...
Meanwhile '98 had steered a course nearer to the Cambridge side, but they continued to draw ahead of '97, and at the bridge were about two lengths ahead of '97 and 1900, and two and one-half lengths behind '99, who were rowing strongly. Ninety-eight made a game fight of it after passing the bridge and gained a length, but in the last quarter '99 put on steam, leading at the finish by a length and a half of clear water...
Diamonds 1 and 2 are on Soldiers Field; 3, 4 and 5 on Norton's. Hereafter games of which five innings have been played shall not be postponed, but shall be counted as a victory for the side ahead when time is called; if full innings have not been played the score shall go back to the inning before...
...WONDERFUL ADVANCE IN MANDOLIN MAKING.- The new 1897 Washburn Mandolin is creating a perfect furor among artists and amateurs. It is so far ahead of any mandolin ever heretofore constructed that it never fails to awaken the most enthusiastic enconiums, and expressions of surprise mingle with the praise, for the new Washburn mandolin fairly oversteps the line of expectation, and with its rich mellow tone marks out a field of its own. For the time it has been before the public its sales are phenomenal. A beautiful new catalogue (fully illustrated) telling more about this mandolin, and also giving full...