Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Three freshmen eights started out and excited considerable mirth among the spectators by their perfect indifference to time or orders from the coxswains. To many, probably from their familiarity with horse races, "let her run" evidently meant "go it hard," so they jerked at the oars desperately until the coxswain, screaming "stop, stop," at the top of his voice, checked their impetuosity. The race was won by the following crew in 1 min. 21 3-4 secs.: Warren, Cabot, Hallowell, Hald, Griffin, goodhue, Homans, and Funnan; coxswain, Baldwin, '86. The officers of the race were: starter, C. P. Curtis...
...little before two o'clock the cars of this train drew out of the New London depot and steamed up along the river bank to the start. The weather, which had been very threatening in the morning, became more propitious, and after two gave promise of a perfect afternoon for racing. The wind was mild and blowing down the course and the tide was beginning to run out, both the conditions necessary for fast time, and as the crews were known to be in excellent physical condition people expected to see as fine a race as over was rowed...
Harvard had the east course and Yale the west. At 2.46 all was ready and Mr. Bradford, the referee, gave the word "go" from the launch Carrie Goodwin. The start was simply perfect, both crews taking the water at the same time and both rowing 38 strokes to the minute. For a quarter of a mile the crews remained even and the excitement among the spectators was intense. Then slowly by but surely Yale began to draw ahead so that when the first mile flag was passed they had a lead of somewhat less then a length. But already Harvard...
...arms too much at the finish, and has not as firm a catch as the other men in the boat. He is, however, so well supported by number seven that the bad effects of these faults are reduced to a minimum. Number one has not yet fallen into perfect time with the rest. However, the coach of the crew, Col. Bancroft, assures us that the crew is rowing as fast as last year's crew did at the time of their departure for New London...
With the exception of their catcher and shortstop Dartmouth played almost a perfect game in the field. Springfield and Fellows disting guished themselves, the former putting out five men in centre field. They did not bat as heavily as Harvard, but were much more lucky in placing their hits. G. Nettleton, however, did just what he wanted to with the ball and Hale and Weeks did well...