Word: spurted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...appeared to be afraid to set a good pace and as a result the first two laps were finished in very slow time. Allen and Brewster of Yale then started off mere rapidly, closely followed by Davis and Elliott of Harvard and in the sixth lap Davis spurted and took the lead. He was unable to keep this, however, and on the final stretch both Brewster and Elliot passed him. Just at the last turn however Allen run into Elliot in a spurt, both men were thrown to the ground and Brewster finished first, with Davis a not vary close...
...Yale, who was looked upon as a sure winner by Harvard as well as Yale, finished only second. Wright set a lively pace at the very start and led up to the last stretch when Corbin of Harvard, who had been running a splendidly-judged race, made the prettiest spurt of the afternoon, and crossed the line first amid the enthusiastic cheering of the Harvard delegation. For it was Harvard's winning six points, (Batchelder finishing third in this event) which put Yale behind in the total score. Corbin's time was 2 min. 1 4-5 seconds - unusually good...
...quarter of a length. There was considerable splashing on both sides, but it was a very even thing between the two. Clear water was not seen between the two boats from start to finish. Crew No. 2, however, always had the lead, and, although Crew No. 1 made a spurt at the end which yielded them a little. Crew 2 finished winners by a scant half length...
...Davis, L. S. Pratt '94, P. W. Davis '93, and Elliot '95, started in the two mile bicycle race. Pratt took the lead at the start, but on the second lap Davis passed L.S., him and set the pace for the rest of the race, until the spurt on the last lap. Throughout the race the four men kept close together, but when the spurt came on the last lap, R. H. Davis dropped back and let the three undergraduates have it out. These three finally crossed the line all in a bunch, with P. W. Davis a winner...
...half mile run seven men, Whittier '94. Hubbell '93. Batchelder '92, Corbin '92, Emerson '95, White '92, and Lakin '94, started. Lakin set the pace for a lap and a half, but in the spurt for the place Batchelder and Corbin passed him, and he finished a close third, just ahead of Hubbell. Corbin won in 2 min., 3 3-5 sec.; Batchelder second...