Word: finished
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...whole. From a bad start the men quickly got together, and the boat was steady throughout the race. The men reached out well and swung strongly, but seemed slow at the beginning of the recover. B. A. A. rowed a higher stroke and spurted well at the finish...
...third annual whist match with Yale, held on Saturday, resulted in a victory for the Harvard team in what proved to be a close contest. The Yale players improved very much at the finish and succeeded in cutting down the big lead which Harvard had won in the first two-thirds of the match, to three tricks, making it the closest match yet played with Yale...
...Perkins, at 5, is a much-improved man, sits up better at the finish and uses his great strength far more to the advantage of the crew. The same may be said of 4, Sprague, who in the fall rowed in a very cramped and ungainly style, though he undoubtedly worked. He has now acquired much greater freedom of movement. His chief fault is a heaviness of the hands at full reach, which often causes him to be late in beginning...
Judges at finish-Fred W. Lord, B. A. A.; M. Chamberlin, H. A. A.; N. W. Bingham...
...Scattergood. Does not catch quickly enough and goes back too far at the finish...