Word: finished
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wait entered the race and managed to keep a couple of lengths ahead of the other boarts. The second half of the race was still closer then the first half; one crew gained, and immediately after, the the other would recover the lost distance. A half-mile from the finish the university crew, inch by inch, drew away from the seniors, and, though the latter raised the the number of their strokes to 38 to the minute, they slowly fell behind, until at the finish they were about three quarters of a length in the rear. The time...
Latin 2 will finish the third book of the "Disputations" at Thursday's recitation...
...break in the time, occasioned by number five, who does not heave back his shoulders with the others. A few more individual "peculiarities" are noticeable. No. 2 shoots his hands out slowly. No. 3 dips too deep at the beginning of the stroke and settles at the finish. No. 8 starts to recover before he shoots out his hands...
...Whiteside, 110 lbs. The bow and No. 4 do not face their blades with the others, No. 2 swings crooked, while 3 and 4 dip too deep on the catch. No. 5 looks out of the boat too often and 6's oar "slivers out" at the finish. 7 and 8 "clip." When these faults have been corrected, the juniors will be in condition to make a hard struggle for first place...
...matches in which there are three contestants the winner of the first bout is called upon to face the third, and consequently fresh, man at the same meeting. This course is doubtless pursued by the officers of the association in order to gratify the general desire to see the finish of the match at once. But at the same time it must be apparent to all observers that it is not fair treatment of the winner of the first bout. Not one sparer in a hundred possesses the requisite endurance to do himself justice in a second match after...