Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...other two crews on the start, but the first Newell rapidly drew up to second place which it kept throughout the race. At the end of the first half mile the Weld crew lead by a length and a quarter, but by hard rowing, followed by a spurt at the bridge, the Newell crew reduced this lead to three-quarters of a length. The Weld gradually drew away again, but just before the finish the Newell spurted again until they were only half a length behind. G. Bancroft, stroke of the Weld crew, who was rowing with splendid form...
...steering on the part of the two coxswains was excellent and both boats kept along even to Regatta Point when the Weld made a final spurt and pulled slightly ahead. Worcester in turn made a splendid spurt and rowing forty-five strokes to the minute, crossed the line a short half length in the lead. The time...
...four. The last race, that between the senior eight of the Weld B. C. and the B. A. A. and Millstream eights, was by far the most interesting, as the three boats were bunched from the start. The Weld crew, by a spurt at the finish, beat the B. A. A. crew by about a length, with the Millstreams third. In the senior single race, between P. A. Berkeley of the Bradford B. C. and C. Blaikie '99, Berkeley entered a protest, saying that Blaikie had fouled him at the turn. As no definite decision was reached, the referee declared...
...Weld crew caught the water first and immediately took the lead, which they held to the finish. At the bridge there was a length and a half of open water between the boats and a spurt by the B. A. A. failed to lessen that distance. On the other hand the Weld continued to gain and, with a strong final spurt, won the race by six lengths in the excellent time...
...afternoon the two Freshman eights rowed a two mile race, from the Longwood Bridge to the Union boat house. The race was a very pretty one to watch, as there was clear water between the two crews at no time during the race. The first boat, by a good spurt toward the finish, won by about three-quarters of a length. A regular first crew will probably be picked from these two boats either this week or the early part of next, but a second crew will be kept for a while longer...