Word: bend
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Only one bump was made yesterday in the first day of the inter-dormitory bumping races for the Filley Cup. This occurred in the second division, Fairfax bumping Holyoke street just past the second bend. A cold drizzle and head wind made it hard for the crews to row their best...
...start of the first division race yesterday, Claverly gained on Thayer perceptibly, and drew away from Weld in the first few strokes. Thayer, however, again lengthened out the distance between the two boats before the first bend had been reached. Oxford street was forced to drop out of the race immediately after the start owing to an unfortunate accident to the rudder of its shell...
Rounding the first part of the second bend, the first three crews were well bunched and Claverly was gaining steadily on Thayer. Weld was far in the rear. Just before the three crews came into the stretch at the finish Claverly succeeded in bumping Thayer. Randolph had no trouble in maintaining its position at the head of the river throughout the course...
...duplicated its feat of Tuesday by bumping the crew ahead of it, Dunster-Dana-Drayton, within one hundred yards of the start. Mt. Auburn street and Brentford, at the head of the river, in positions one and two respectively, could not gain on one another up to the first bend. Just before and during the first part of the second bend, however, Mt. Auburn street increased its lead, and although Brentford gained again as the crews came into the home-stretch, Mt. Auburn street pulled away at the finish...
...yards had been covered. Interest then centered on the three crews at the head of the line. For a short time it looked as if Dunster-Dana-Drayton, which was rowing a hard race, would bump Brentford, but poor steering ruined the crew's chances at the first bend, and after the second bend there was no further hope of a bump. Mt. Auburn street was able to stay ahead of Brentford all the way without much exertion...