Word: finish
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...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...
...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 and crossed the line a winner by half a length, Gore leading the Smith boat by a length and a half...
Thayer Boat Ahead at Finish...
...final race of the graded club crews in the competition for the Filley cup was close and exciting throughout. The first Eliot and Thayer crews quickly distanced the second club crews and went down the course bow to bow. In a thrilling race to the finish line, the Thayer crew nosed out the Eliot boat by a meagre five feet, the second Eliot showing a remarkable sprint during the entire last half-mile and closing up gradually on the leading boats until but four feet separted the bows of the first and second Eliot eights as they swept across...
...hard close race 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...