Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...poorly and rode behind Taylor most of the way, F. L. Olmsted '94, with a handicap of 125 yards, was soon passed by the others, and until the last lap they rode with O. B. Hawes '93, in the lead, and Davis behind. Then Davis made a fine spurt and 100 yards from the finish passed both men, finishing in 5 m. 59 4-5 sec. If he had the pole he might possibly have broken the Harvad record of 5 m. 59 1-5 sec., held by W. B. Greenleaf '92. Taylor finished a good second about three yards...
...yards dash was run in one heat, as over half the entries withdrew. J. S. Cook '92 (2 yards) won by a fine spurt in 23 1-5 s., with W. L. Thompson '93 (5 yards), second. As the scratch man did not run, Cook gave all his competitors handicaps...
...third and fourth laps Davis gained steadily and at the end of the third he and Smith passed Hutchins and Drummond. About half way through the fourth lap Davis, riding magnificently, overtook Smith, and took the lead. But the effort seemed too great for him; Smith, by a good spurt, passed him again and led a hundred yards from the finish by two lengths. But Davis had some strength left, and making a tremendous spurt went ahead again and won by about five feet in 2.54 3 4. At the finish all the spectators sprang to their feet and applauded...
...distance was run by '90, '91, and '93, the beats being won by J. Crane (19 1-4 seconds), J. P. Lee (17 3-4 seconds), and G. R. Fearing (18 seconds), respectively. The two-mile bicycle race was won by K. Brown, '91, who made a pretty spurt at the end and came over the line in 6 minutes, 47 seconds. The men entered from '92 did not appear...
...Until that year it had been growing very slowly indeed. Between 1882 and 1886 Yale gained only 38 students while Harvard gained 316; since that time Harvard has gained 391, and Yale (mainly in three years, remember), 343. Is there any very good reason why this extraordinary spurt should be called anything but accident, seeing that it never happened before...