Word: finished
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...mark. A. Blake '93, representing the B. A. A., won after a sensational spurt on the last lap. Time, 4 min. 57 45s. J. Bordman '94, (45 yds.), was third. R. R. Hollister '97, (55 yds.) made a good fight, but was beaten in the finish...
Derby, No. 4.- Recover is jerky and slumps on finish...
Houghton, No. 5.- Bends arms too soon and gets too much play in his shoulders, does not hold slide long enough at catch and slumps at finish...
Townsend, bow.- Goes back too far and rows his oar out at the finish. Otherwise fairly good...
...indoor handicap games of the B. A. A. last year occurred the first races between any of the larger colleges. Amherst won from Dartmouth in an intensely exciting finish which was decided by the casting of a shoe by a Dartmouth runner on the last lap. Harvard met Yale at the same meeting, but the race was hardly interesting after the first two laps. The feature of the race was the remarkably strong running of Brewer, who ran first for Harvard. With twelve sharp corners to take, he covered his 390 yards in the good time...