Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first tow freshman crews, the first freshman and the second university crossed the line victorious. The first university, stroked by Giltillan which contained, Captain Denegre, Meyer, and Low, crent to the finish line a poor third, the third university eight, stroked by H. Coe, finishing second, a good length ahead of the first. The order of the winning second university was as follows: stroke, Morse; 7, Wiman, 1, Coe; 5, Sturtevant; 4, Bennett; 3, Gamble; 2, Munson; bew, Newton; cox, Pratt...
...race between the two University boats, Crew B defeated Crew A by a scant ten feet after a mile and seven-eighths of continual struggle. One boat replaced the other in the lead all the way down the course, until, in the final sprint, Crew B forged slightly ahead and crossed the finish line just in advance of the opposing eight...
...Freshman crews brought their first session of work on the river to an end when the first boats from Gore, Smith and Standish Halls competed over a mile course. The crews line up at the Cottage Farm Bridge and at the signal Standish shot ahead, gaining a ten-foot lead. Rowing about 32 strokes to the minute the Standish boat maintained the lead during the early part of the race despite the efforts of Gore and Smith. As the boats approached the finish line the race developed into a struggle between Standish and Gore, but Standish had the stronger finish...
Thayer Boat Ahead at Finish...
...between the dormitory crews, and an equally thrilling finish in the club crew race furnished plenty of excitement for the second day of the regatta. Getting away together the three second dormitory crews rowed the first quarter-mile side by side. Gradually, however, the Gore boat began to creep ahead, and led the Standish crew to the finish line by a scant three-quarters of a length with the Smith crew a like distance behind Standish. Four boats lined up for the second heat in the competition for the Filley cup, which was won by the third Eliot crew...