Word: miles
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last mile was one continuous spurt on Columbia's part to make up the lost distance, but though the effort was nobly sustained it was ineffectual, and our crew came over the line winner by a length, pulling 37 strokes to Columbia's 40. The time was. Harvard, 24m. 21s.; Columbia, 24m. 39s. The officials of the race were as follows: Referee, L. K. Hull, of Yale. Judges: For Columbia, Jasper Goodwin, G. C. Dempsey; for Harvard, R. C. Watson, A. Keith. Timekeepers, A. C. Cornell, A. T. French...
From the quarter to the half mile our boat gained gradually on its rival, and at the beginning of the second half mile was a length to the good. Both crews now settled down to steady work, and finished the first mile in nearly the same relative position as at the first mile. The second mile was rowed at about the same speed as the first by our crew, but the Columbia men quickened their stroke so that the third mile was begun with the boats almost...
...fifth half-mile buoy the long swing of Harvard began to show its effect, and the fourth and last mile was begun with our boat seven seconds in the lead...
...this point our bow oar showed signs of weakening, and the stroke and number four in the Columbia boat gave evidences of the terrible strain. The Columbia men at the end of the third mile were pulling 39 strokes...
...quarters, as many know, are situated on a slight elevation directly opposite the starting buoy. The Columbia quarters and boathouse are right across the river, and each crew can know, with but little trouble the movements of the other. The Yale quarters are about half a mile above ours, but their movements too can be observed to a certain extent with the aid of a glass. Our quarters are a great deal exposed to both sun and wind, but the broad veranda supplies shade, and shelter from the wind can always be found. The one large room up-stairs...