Word: stake
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...25th of July dawned, and the day was all that could be desired; in consequence of my position as war correspondent of the Smithville Daily Herald, I obtained a reserved seat on board the stake-boat (a propeller of some 2,000 tons), where also were seated the one hundred Judges, all graduates of Harvard...
Deafening cheers for Harvard greeted this achievement. Bets of two to one were offered that she would not come in last, when an unlooked-for circumstance took place which eventually gave the victory to our College. When three fourths of a mile from the stake-boat, the Indian crew, spurting, overhauled the Chinamen, and through the carelessness of Jim-Jam, the bow-oar of Ah Sin, the two boats fouled; the boats which were closely following these two crews, in endeavoring to avoid a collision with them, fouled each other, and in an incredibly short space of time the course...
...inside position, Holworthy next, Weld third, and Matthews outside. From the boat-house, Holyoke seemed to have a slight lead when three quarters up the course, but no decided advantage was gained by either until the turn. Weld turned inside of Matthews, and both these crews left their stake ahead of the other two; but Matthews could no longer hold her own, and the Weld men forced their boat ahead. At the other stake Holyoke turned inside, and Holworthy so quickly after her as to strike her bow, when half round, against the starboard side of Holyoke. The delay...
...that from the shore it appeared that a straight line would have joined the rudders of all. A little farther on, and Weld and Holyoke had drawn slightly ahead, while Matthews and Holworthy remained each about half a length behind. The steady rowing was kept up till near the stake, when Matthews and Holyoke began to spurt desperately to gain the stake first. Holyoke, having the inside position of the two, succeeded in holding her position, and reached the stake first. Matthews cut in on Holyoke's course at the turn, and succeeded in avoiding a foul, but failed...
...Hooper of the Union Boat Club acted as referee; Mr. Weld and Mr. Silsbee as judges at the finish; Mr. Hastings, '75, as judge at the inner stake-boat; Mr. Parsons, '78, and Mr. Iasigi, '78, as judges at the outer stake-boat...