Word: second
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...regatta occurred October 20. In all the races the distance rowed was one mile. The races were as follows: four-oared shell, 5 min. 34 sec. The second race was won by a picked crew in 5 min. 24 1/2 sec., the time of the University Four (handicapped by 10 sec.) being 5 min. 29 1/2 sec.; six-oared shell, time 5 min. 25 sec.; the single scull...
...Professor Carson has accepted an invitation to read a paper on Shakspere's Versification before the "New Shakspere Society" of London, on the second Friday in June...
...books at all. It is a good plan, by the way, to keep one or two volumes on various subjects lying carelessly on your table. As for the choice of books I need not say much. You are not fool enough to throw away your money on second-rate second-hand editions of ancient classics, nor yet to overload yourself with modern English novels. French novels are all right, and a few of them will help your reputation as a linguist. The only rule that I shall bore you with is never to read - far less buy - any book that...
...following stirring accounts of warlike deeds is taken from the Trinity Tablet: "The word was given, and '79 and '80 met with terrible force. For a moment the well-known pluck of '79 withstood the shock, but in a second the overwhelming numbers of '80 [35 in the class] overcame the resistance, and decided the fate of the contest. '79 was pushed, but it was not to their shame. For hey showed great pluck in attempting to 'rush' a class just twice their own in size...
...crews, because three of the Holyoke four and all the Matthews pulled again in the sixes. It is unfortunately becoming quite the custom in these two clubs for the four best men to row in both races, but it is manifestly unfair, both to the candidates for the second crews, who are thus shut out, and to the other clubs, which do not think it consistent with their honor to do that sort of thing. It is to be hoped that some action will be taken, before the spring races, to prevent its being done again...