Word: rather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Last, year the "T Company" erected a rather odd but very pretty little hall on the corner of College and Wall streets, opposite the "Scroll and Key," and now the "Stone Trust Company, " or "Sigma Delta Chi," better known as the "Book and Snake," a sister society of the "T Company," in the Sheffield scientific school, is about to erect a cloister, which, in all respects, will fill the modern idea of a club house...
...mile races at New London is the last half of the four-mile course-that is to say, the stretch between the Navy Yard and the finish flag opposite Winthrop's Point. The weather was beautiful and the water was comparatively smooth. The Columbia men were rather smaller than the Harvard Freshmen, and it was generally supposed that the latter would win easily...
...crew was ahead. Here, however, Columbia gradually drew away from her antagonists and the rest of the race was a mere procession. Columbia's supporters were wild with excitement and cheered their crew most enthusiastically as Harvard gradually fell further in the rear. Harvard men, on the contrary, wore rather sober faces and watched their boat closely to see if anything had happened to cause such a complete inequality between the two crews. The trouble soon became apparent. No. 3, in his efforts to secure a good start, had unshipped his seat and was doing his best...
Columbia started with 38 strokes to the minute, while Harvard pulled about 36. At the half-mile Columbia had about two lengths of open water, and began to take matters rather more easily. Columbia reached the mile flag in 5m. 29s., Harvard being thirteen seconds later. The New York boys were rowing in excellent form, and seemed perfectly fresh. Harvard on the other hand, as was natural, was rowing very raggedly, and several of the crew seemed much exhausted...
...efforts and began to leave Harvard further behind at every stroke. Yale was now rowing about thirty-five and Harvard thirty-four, which seemed to be the average strokes of the two crews. One or two of the Harvard eight seemed to be weakening somewhat and their work was rather ragged. Yale was pulling a long, even stroke, and with the exception of No. 2, all seemed in good condition. Yale passed the three mile flag in 17 m. 81/2 s., Harvard being about three lengths behind...