Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...quarter mile the race had become a close fight between the Law School and the Senior crews, both boats rowing a 34 stroke; but the greater power of the Law School crew forced their boat gradually ahead of the Seniors, who were rowing in good form; and a sharp spurt at the finish brought the Law School boat over the line half a length in the lead. The Junior crew passed the Sophomores at the beginning of the last half mile, finishing one length behind the Seniors, and with the Sophomore crew exactly one length astern...
...yards hurdles again this year, cutting down his time made in last year's games by 4-5 of a second. One of the most interesting events of the afternoon was the 440 yards run which was won by G. Fry '04 by a strong spurt at the finish. The event, perhaps, would have been better contested if J.G. Willis '02, M. T. Lightner '03 and E. C. Rust '04 had entered as expected. In the two-mile run, W. A. Colwell 1G. ran a very strong race, obtaining first place in 10m. 25 4 5s. J. H. Hall...
...stroke immediately began to forge ahead and, settling to about a 35 to the Newell's 33, gradually increased the lead and won by three and a quarter lengths of open water. At the Harvard bridge, the Newell crew was only a length behind, but was unable to spurt and steadily dropped to the rear. The time was 9 minutes and 50 seconds...
...That a crew will be very much more used up at the end of a three mile race than it will be at the end of the third mile in a four mile race, is obvious. If the race is to end at the three miles, the final desperate spurt will begin near two and a half miles, and it is this last spurt that takes it out of a crew. Besides this, a three mile crew will row a higher stroke all the way, at least two points higher, than the same crew for four miles, and a higher...
...junior crews. Within the first two hundred yards they fouled and had to start over again. On the second start the crews were even and remained so until the finish. The Weld rowed a long stroke and showed up in better form than the Newell crew. However, by a spurt in the last fifty yards the Newell eight overcame the Weld crew's slight lead and won out by one foot. The time was not taken...