Word: spurted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...reached, when a magnificent struggle for first place between '89 and '87 "hilled" the latter, and put '89 to the front, with '88 two lengths and '86, five lengths behind. The freshmen kept their place but a moment, however, for '88 quickened her stroke, and with a strong, continuous spurt swept by them and finished first, amid the wildest excitement. The plucky freshmen took second place, half a length behind, and another half length ahead of the juniors. The seniors, who sandily rowed through a hopeless race, finished six lengths in the rear. The time of the winning crew...
ROWING.The exhibition of rowing by the University crew was greeted by the loud applause of the audience. The crew rowed in fine form, the spurt at the finish being especially well done. Three cheers for the men were proposed by President Smith, and were responded to with enthusiasm...
...Baird in Cyclist and Athlete says of the Manhattan A. A. games: "The most remarkable event was the running of Wells of Harvard, in the quarter. He ran the first 300 yards very slowly and finished the race in a long continued spurt which would take Myers to equal, and which would have won him the race but for an unfortunate tumble of the leaders at the finish...
...Several spurt runners are practicing starting in the cage, in the gymnasium. After Christmas this exercise will be adopted as a regular feature of the work for the runners of the Mott Haven team...
...last mile was one continuous spurt on Columbia's part to make up the lost distance, but though the effort was nobly sustained it was ineffectual, and our crew came over the line winner by a length, pulling 37 strokes to Columbia's 40. The time was. Harvard, 24m. 21s.; Columbia, 24m. 39s. The officials of the race were as follows: Referee, L. K. Hull, of Yale. Judges: For Columbia, Jasper Goodwin, G. C. Dempsey; for Harvard, R. C. Watson, A. Keith. Timekeepers, A. C. Cornell, A. T. French...