Word: finished
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rated in finish third behind Lowell and Eliot, the Deacon eight pulled up strong at the finish to nose out both Eliot and Lowell by half a length. As they got away on a good start, Lowell jumped into the lead, followed by Kirkland and Eliot. Adams never threatened...
These positions remained until, after passing the bridge, Kirkland raised their stroke slightly and forged into a lead they never relinquished. Eliot nosed in ahead of the tiring Bellboy boat, and Adams struggled across the finish ten lengths back. The times for the Henley course were 7:11 for Kirkland; Eliot, 7:13; Lowell, 7:15. The seatings of the crews were as follows...
...almost mechanical in the way that the Lowell boys opened up their lead, while Adams, obviously not bothering to fight with them, came down to finish without raising their stroke, satisfied with second place. Adams was 24 seconds behind Lowell, Dunster four seconds behind back, and Leverett 42 seconds more...
...lower stroke, began to creep up on Kirkland, and they cut the latter's lead to a deck length when they shot under Massachusetts Avenue. At the mile the Elephants had gotten up to 37 and were leading by inches and as they came down to the finish they were weaving around all over the river...
With only 400 yards left, both crews were rowing 37 and Eliot still had a slight lead, but Kirkland was coming back and they crossed the finish line the winner by a narrow margin in 7:14.6 Winthrop was three lengths back...