Word: rudder
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...first mile-flag, she gave Harvard a hard race. Here the two boats came into dangerous proximity; for a few strokes they rowed over and under each other's oars, and people held their breath. "Harvard, Harvard!" shouted the referee, and Harvard, responding to a slight strain on the rudder-lines, and to the only spurt they were called on to make, drew slightly off from Columbia, forged rapidly ahead, crossed Columbia's bow, and now, in the third mile, left her five lengths behind and in the outside position. This was accomplished by cool, powerful rowing and skilful steering...
...They turned different stakes, and Holyoke, making the best turn, gained about a length of clear water. Matthews, however, with their long stroke, and aided by the tide, which now helped them more than the inside boat, succeeded in closing up the gap, and came in lapping Holyoke's rudder, making a very close and exciting race. Holyoke's time...
...showing a little ahead on the first half-mile, with Holyoke a little in advance of Matthews. When near the stake, Holyoke and Matthews, who were to turn the same buoy, spurted; Holyoke took Matthews' water and turned first, but with Matthews' bow only a few inches from their rudder. Matthews, however, made a very bad turn, and lost about three lengths. Weld had the outside stake to themselves, but also made a bad turn, and did not take the water on the return till after Matthews. Holyoke kept the lead, and won in 14 m. 52 1/2 sec.; Matthews...
...themselves are not all free from objection. Unless we are much mistaken, they will not find in either Webster or Worcester such a verb as "to inevitate" nor is the word sanctioned by any usage good or bad. But the Princetonian tells us that the accident to Columbia's rudder "inevitated an exhausting and irritating pull." If the new paper will tell us more of what is going on at the New Jersey college, we shall be obliged...
...LADY, being told that Williams had lost her rudder, gravely informed the gentleman that "that will make no difference; for the man in the bow steers with his feet." - Targum...