Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Northeastern was unable to hold its high pace from the beginning of the race, however, and its strength waned into the powerful headwind. The Crimson roared back and won the race by an impressive six-second margin...
Because of the rough waves, the race was delayed 40 minutes and forced to be switched from Harvard's new course father down the river to its old course with the finish line in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Even after the switch, the choppy waters and a strong headwind resulted in an extremely slow race, with Harvard winning in the time...
...Crimson (8-1) pulled off the starting line well, but still trailed the Huskies by two seats after 500 meters. By the halfway point of the race, Harvard had pulled ahead by four seats before disaster almost struck...
...When you're racing into a headwind," Amory said, "it becomes a perseverance test, just like any other racing sport. [Northeastern] stressed the first 1000 meters of the race and probably lost because of it. They're probably just as disappointed to lose their first race of the season in bad conditions as we were last week...
...research has shown that a large percentage of American cockroach eggs hatch even if they are not fertilized by a male. Referring to the army's proposal to use the sex attractant as a pesticide, Roth says, "I had a vision whereby eliminating males, you could create a super race of females...