Word: better
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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During the trial spins Holyoke excited some general approval, for they seemed to swing very well together. Their recover was, however, too much of that "elastic leap" which used to be so common, and which always looks so very "racy." Weld and Holyoke both had better individual polish than the Holworthy crew, but they lacked that certain and firm catch together, which is only the result of long pulls by the same crew, behind the same steady stroke...
...RESPECTABLE.Phenomena. - Pattern undecided, - at short distance undistinguishable. Color invariably quiet, frequently gray. Shape, like pattern, undecided; in extreme cases, no shape at all. Well worn; in fact, could not have worn better. General flavor of New England...
...Athletic Association succeeded in teaching many men to run faster and for longer distances. There have, to be sure, been a few who have been in training for the races, and they may have made better time than before; still the improvement is confined to a small number. An easy saunter to Porter's or Mt. Auburn is what most men still mean by "taking a walk," and any one who has walked to Belmont or Arlington or the Waverly Oaks considers that he is quite justified in boasting of his prowess to his friends. Not that we mean...
...hour of departure is now come, - for you to live, for me to die; but which of us goes the better way the Divinity only knows...
...response to "The Crew," Mr. Van Duzer was called up unexpectedly, in the absence of the captain. He said that he would not say much, for he was afraid that a habit which he had been obliged to form, in speaking for the crew, would get the better of him and he would be found dunning the company for subscriptions. He was sorry that there was still need for money, but he hoped that need would be soon supplied. The sentiment, "The University Nine, - may they beat Yale!" was received with enthusiasm. Mr. Hooper, in reply, said that at present...