Word: quartered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...university race with Yale. Many of the spectators remained to see this race, and sixty or seventy of them, mostly '87 men, hired a large tug and witnessed the race from that. Much delay was caused by the drifting of the starting skiffs, and it was not until quarter past five that the word was given. The Columbia men were much lighter than the Harvard crew, but rowed in beautiful form. The start was even, Columbia rowing 42 and Harvard 39 strokes to the minute. It was soon evident that Columbia's stroke was more effective, as they drew away...
...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 was pushing forward...
When the first quarter was reached, Columbia had a lead of nearly a third of a length, which was partly owing to the fact that our crew had caught two crabs in covering this distance. At this point Harvard was pulling 37 strokes to Columbia...
...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...
...funeral services of A. Rogers Crane will be held at his father's residence in Newton Highlands this afternoon, at a quarter past three. Friends who wish to go from Cambridge to attend the services will find carriages waiting at Newton Centre for the car leaving Harvard Square at 2 P. M. A train also leaves Boston for Mewton Highlands on the Boston and Albany...