Word: finishers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...been willing to prognosticate, for example, that Corbin would get first prize in the half mile run out of the clutches of Will Wright himself? Or that Wright of Harvard would have to content himself with second place, owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding about the exact position of the finish line? Or that Stillman would beat Evins in the hammer throwing? Or that Wade of Yale would be better by a place than R. H. Davis of Harvard? Yet such was the actual condition of things, and perhaps this very departure from the conception of how things ought to have...
...before the start was made. Crew No. 2 caught the water first, and gained about a quarter of a length. There was considerable splashing on both sides, but it was a very even thing between the two. Clear water was not seen between the two boats from start to finish. Crew No. 2, however, always had the lead, and, although Crew No. 1 made a spurt at the end which yielded them a little. Crew 2 finished winners by a scant half length...
...officers of the meeting are: Referee, G. B. Morison '83; judges at finish, Henry Taggard, B. A. A, G. W. Beals '83, E. Sturgis '90; timers, E. E. Merrill, J. G. Lathrop, John Graham, J. H. Rhoades, Jr., '92; field judges, C. H. Kip '83, F. R. Peters, B. A. A., J. H. Hunt '92; scorers, D. Blagden '93, G. Crompton '95; judge of walking, E. E. Merrill; starter, H. S. Cornish; clerk of course, R. B. Beals '94; assistants clerks of the course, S. V. R. Thayer '94, P. Gardner '94, A. J. Dibblee '93; announcer...
...Rowing Club race for club canoes was paddled yesterday, over a course of about a half mile with a turn, the start and finish being at the boat house. In the first heat were Hale L. S., Taylor '93, Scudder 92, W. M. Reed '93, Cockrell '95 and Bender, Div. The first named won by a narrow margin over Scudder and Reed. In the second heat Merwin '94, Stetson '94, beat C. Brewer '93, and H. B. Smith '93, by some very good paddling. Merwin and Stetson also defeated Hale and Taylor in the finals, thus winning the prize...
...yard hurdle was the first event and the finish in the final heat between Shead and Lyman was very close, the former winning by about a foot only...