Word: drives
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Dean Hurlbut's agreement is a half-hearted compromise and a bare-faced confession of weakness. It is an agreement through which a mere child could drive a coach and four. It temporizes...
July 2.--Arrive at Gainesville Georgia at 3.30 P. M. Drive 20 miles to Dahlonega. Study gold mining, milling and dredging...
Yesterday afternoon, as its final practice before the race with Cornell this afternoon, the University crew rowed an easy stretch upstream from the Newell boathouse. The boat had plenty of life and drive and went well between strokes. With the exception of Pleasonton, whose work was at times rather crude, the men rowed in good form...
...defeated the Weld graded crew by five lengths and the second Sophomores by eight lengths. The slow time, 10 minutes and 47 seconds, was due to the unfavorable weather conditions. The Freshmen's victory was due to all round superiority which was shown by their smooth form and strong drive at the finish. The graded crew, which had rowed together for the first time on Wednesday, was rough, and did not pull well together. The Sophomores' stroke was short and poorly timed...
...been made in the old orders that it is impossible to judge the relative speeds of the two boats. The Newell crew, although composed of better material, has been rowing rather irregularly lately and recent shifts have been made in its order. The Weld boat is developing a good drive, though some-what ragged in its general form...