Word: racing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson, the loss was doubly frustrating. Undefeated and seeded first in its class at the Royal Regatta, it had thrown off a virus attack to win its first round race on Wednesday. Then, at full strength, it had demolished the Norwegian Norske Students by three lengths a day later. By Friday morning, American newspapers were eagerly awaiting a duel between Harvard and either the MIT lightweights or the Penn freshman heavies, both of whom had advanced easily, in the finals Saturday afternoon...
Saturday morning Leander met Harvard, and after a brief early lead, the Crimson rowed the remainder of the race from behind. Harvard stroked smoothly and hard, Leander, an experienced crew well known in England, stroked beautifully and won by two and a half lengths...
Unlike last summer, when the Crimson lightweights competed in several European regattas in addition to their quest at Henley, the Royal Regatta will be the final race for all Harvard crews this year. The Crimson heavyweights, who smashed Penn at the Eastern Sprints, undoubtedly would have presented an extremely difficult obstacle to Einheit Dresden in the Grand Challenge Cup finals, but the Harvard boat is physically and psychologically spent from nearly three years of full-time rowing. The Crimson lights, however, wanted another crack at Henley. Now, they have had the crack...
MOON CREST should be up in time, CHESTER MARTINI shows high early speed but will have company and tire, DEEP CREEK steps up in class to run an even race...
...Raza: the race, meaning all Mexicans and Mexican Americans, and derived from the mystical theory of the 19th century philosopher, Jose Vasconcelos, that people of mixed race will inherit the earth. At best, it is a rallying cry betokening a mild form of cultural nationalism; at worst, it connotes outright racism...