Word: leade
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...next race, one mile safety, scratch, was won by R. H. Davis, '91, in 3.10 1-5; second, Hoyland Smith, N. B. C. C. The race proved to be very interesting at the finish. Davis started off with the lead and. unwilling to exert himself, went veryly slow, make the first quarter in 54 seconds. Near the half mile point Smith took the lead, at the same time quickening his pace so that Davis had to ride hard to beat him out. The last quarter was ridden in 40 1-2 seconds...
...final of the half mile ordinary was won by T. Barron, '91, 50 yds., by one length, in 1.20 1-2; second, James Clark, 50 yds. Barron took the lead at the start and kept it throughout, though hard pressed...
...seem to gain much, while Smith readily overtook the leaders. During the third and fourth laps Davis gained steadily and at the end of the third he and Smith passed Hutchins and Drummond. About half way through the fourth lap Davis, riding magnificently, overtook Smith, and took the lead. But the effort seemed too great for him; Smith, by a good spurt, passed him again and led a hundred yards from the finish by two lengths. But Davis had some strength left, and making a tremendous spurt went ahead again and won by about five feet...
...bases on balls filled the bases; a ball passed Babbitt, and his wild throw to home to catch Mumford let in all three men. Austrian scored in the same inning by a scratch hit, two sacrifices and Guerin's hit, and the seniors increased their lead in the next by a missed third strike, a steal and a passed ball. In the sixth Guerin got a base on balls, Lee hit to McCoy, who was so near second when he threw that Faulkner missed it. Each man advanced a base by steals; Bowman's sacrifice sent Guerin home...
...sophomores rowed about 38 strokes and maintained the lead for half a mile, with the crews following in the order they had started. A little below the Crescent Boat House the seniors took the lead, rowing in good form, and about thirty-seven to the minute; ninety-one passed the freshmen and pressed the sophomores hard for second place, and soon obtained it. The fast pace was telling on the sophomores, and just before they reached the Harvard bridge they fell behind ninety-three All four crews were lapped when they went under the bridge, which is about half...