Word: behind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...contented themselves with 32 to the minute. At the bridge Harvard was leading the Athletic boat by two boat lengths, and Athletics were about two and a half lengths ahead of the Union shell. After passing the bridge the Union crew became badly demoralized and fell further and further behind. Harvard at this time was rowing in almost perfect form, and was drawing away from the other crews at every stroke. At the finish she was four lengths ahead. The official time was, Harvard, 9 minutes, 43 seconds; Athletic club, 10 minutes, 41/2 seconds; Union club, 10 minutes, 26 seconds...
...Rogers '90. At the start Greenleaf took the lead followed by Brown, Davis and Bailey in the order named. Their relative positions remained unchanged for the first mile, which was made in 3 minutes 11/2 seconds. On the next lap Davis and Bailey passed Brown whom they quickly left behind, but they were unable to get ahead of Greenleaf. On the last lap but one. Davis and Bailey passed Greenleaf who was thus forced to take third place. On the last lap Bailey made a beautiful spurt and when he crossed the line he was leading by about thirty feet...
...Howe, '90. were the only entries. Bates had the inside track and took the lead. The men kept close together for the first lap. On the second lap Howe passed Bates and made the first half mile in 3 minutes 21 seconds, with Bates twenty feet behind him. Howe kept slowly increasing his lead and in spite of a determined spurt by Bates, Howe won by about fifty feet in 7 minutes 14 1-5 seconds...
...yards run were A. M. White, '92, E. Sturgis' '90, F. W. Burlingham, '91, R. R, Endicott, '90, and W. A. Martin S. S. Endicott took the lead at the start and held it to the finish winning in 53 3-5 seconds. Sturgis was some twenty feet behind Endicott, and Burlingham was third...
...Lord, '89, S. Wells, '91, J, P. Lee, '91, E. C. Moen, '91, and O. K. Hawes. '92. Lord got a fine start and for fully 100 yards was in the lead, but the pace of Lee and Moen was too fast for him and he dropped behind. Lee won beating Moen by about a foot. Wells was third and Hawes fourth. Time, 24 seconds...