Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...racing start from the pistol, the University caught first water and gradually pulled ahead. Tappan rowed almost 40 strokes to the minute at the start and the rest of the men were well with him. He went about 30 or 32 most of the time, and in the spurt at the end got up to about 34. He kept his stroke long all the time and appeared to have the right kind of life and fire in his work. The other men in the boat have become accustomed to his rythm and are able to follow him with precision...
...most closely contested races were the mile run and the 440-yard run. H. F. Hadden, Jr., '09 with a splendid spurt passed Minot and Miller in the mile and finished strongly about 4 yards ahead of the former. In the quarter-mile the Freshmen won all three places...
...Wednesday and consequently when they took to the water they showed the lack of practice. The University crew seems lifeless, and during the last few days has not been rowing together well, rushing the slide and slow at the catch. Yesterday the University and second crews had a short spurt, and the second crew, rowing at a higher stroke than the first, pushed them hard. The second crew has been rowing rather irregularly in the orders, and Burr, who has sat at 5, will not be able to row again this year, as he has left for England on account...
...yard and 100-yard swims, doing the former in 27 1-5s., and the latter in 1m. 3s. He also helped to break the intercollegiate record for the 800-foot relay race, in which after swimming behind Withington most of the distance, he made a splendid spurt in the last lap, and finished...
...After this accident the crew got together well and rowed an excellent race. Although still behind First Weld at Harvard bridge, they were rowing strongly, and when they were through the bridge they pulled up gradually on the leaders and forged ahead at the finish with a well-timed spurt. Second Newell was always within striking distance, but seemed to lack the physical power to go any faster. Unsteadiness caused the Second Weld boat to fall behind from the very start and it was never an important factor in the race...