Word: finished
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...hold their position on the river of last year is ardently hoped for, and reasonably to be expected. The exhibition row of the crew yesterday was extremely gratifying to the large audience which thronged the boat-house to witness it. The crew showed great improvement in the style and finish of its stroke; if it has the same lasting power that it possessed a year ago, it should win both its races. Captain Mumford is to be congratulated upon the excellent work which the crew has done under his captaincy. The crew has worked as hard as all Harvard crews...
Yesterday morning the single scull race for the cup offered by Messrs. Thayer and Carroll, '85 was rowed. The course was one mile long, with the finish at the Union Boat Club House. The entries were Wood, '88; Fletcher, '87; and Sterne, '87. The race was won by J. W. Wood, '88, who crossed the line about five lengths ahead of Fletcher. The time was 7m. 12s. The officers of the course were: W. R. Wilson, starter; F. S. Coolidge, judge; G. L. Winthrop, timer...
...making a fine spurt when called upon to do so. The freshmen will not row in a new boat at New London, as they have all along expected. Waters, who was to make their boat, has been hard at work on the Harvard 'varsity shell, and could not finish it in time to make a boat for the Yale men. They will therefore be obliged to use one of the old 'varsity shells, probably the '85 boat. Corbin is back again in the boat, having recovered entirely from his recent illness. It is uncertain who will pull No. 1. Wilcox...
...yards his time was even 18 seconds, breaking the world's amateur record for this distance. The timers for this distance were Mr. E. E. Merrill and Mr. Lathrop. Rogers and Baker were both doing fine running, but in spite of his speed Baker could not catch Rogers, who finished between two and three yards ahead of him. Baker's time at the finish was 22 seconds. This is the world's amateur record for the distance, and is within 1-5 of a second of of the English professional record. Baker's running was superb through-out the whole...
Besides the officials mentioned above, there were, judge, M. W. Ford, N. Y. A. C. Timers at the finish, G. A. Avery, M. A. C., and Mr. Robertson of New York. Starter, George Goldie...