Word: spurting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...down to the bridge in launches and raced up-stream. At the two-mile mark the Freshmen relieved the second and raced the last two miles. Since it was pitch dark no official time was taken. The second rowed a higher stroke than the first and after a final spurt was two lengths ahead at the two-mile mark. Freshmen lost most of this lead at the end of a mile. The last leg was faster but the first could not meet the spurt of the 1917 boat, and the latter finished three quarters of a length ahead...
...University crew held its advantage as far as the Harvard Bridge. There Cornell had begun to creep up and soon passed Harvard, although still rowing a lower stroke. Below the bridge both crews were greatly handicapped by the rough water. At the finish, the University crew made a short spurt, which partly cut down Cornell's lead, but crossed the line a length and a quarter behind the Ithacans. Cornell's time was 9 minuates, 38 seconds, and Harvard's 9 minutes, 42 seconds, very good considering the rough water in the last half of the race...
...making a quick start, leading all the other boats after a dozen strokes. From the quarter-mile mark to the finish Harvard was never headed, the real race being between Yale and Pennsylvania for second place. Just before the finish was reached, Yale passed Pennsylvania and after a powerful spurt finished about a half a length behind the University. The time for the distance of one mile and 550 yards was 6 minutes and 42 seconds...
...yard dash in 55 seconds, with E. P. Stone '15, and A Biddle '16 second and third respectively. In the 600-yard run, which J. Greene B. A. A., won in 1 minute and 20 seconds, A. J. deGozzaldi '14 secured second place through a beautiful spurt at the finish. E. A. Teschner '17, won the 200-yard run by about twenty yards, in 35 2-5 seconds, and then went out and secured third place in the senior 40-yard dash, which was won by F. P. O'Hara, M. I. T., in 5 seconds flat...
...Juniors held the lead, but it was greatly cut down by N. W. Wilcox '17, and in the final relay R. Tower '15 gave F. W. Capper '15 a lead of three yards on E. A. Teschner '17, which the Freshman captain all but overcame by a brilliant spurt, Capper winning by a foot in the fastest time of the meet, 5 minutes and 8 seconds, 1 minute and 6 seconds faster than last year's time. The teams were as follows...