Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...various competitors were better known to the spectators than were the freshmen. The four crews entered were, with one or two exceptions, entirely made up of old oars, and as the best men were very evenly divided a close race was expected. There was a little difficulty in starting the eights, owing to narrowness of the course, - but finally all four crews were in position, and the word for the start was given...
...boats got off fairly well together, and as far as the boat house the race was very close. Here, however, the two outside boats unfortunately collided, and were forced to stop, leaving the race to the two first crews. Crew No. 2 had made much the best start, and though it was pressed hard by crew No. 1, it kept its advantage, and won by about a length. The following was the winning eight...
...procession will start promptly at 8 o'clock: it is therefore absolutely necessary that everyone should be in his appointed place...
...business of the day renders an early start imperative, and all persons concerned are urged to be punctual...
...sandwiches and pretzels. As nine o'clock approaches, the excitement becomes intense. Every available standing place is occupied; every window is full; some housetops are covered. One original man has removed enough tiles from his roof to admit of the protrusion of his head. It gives one quite a start to look up and see the gray, mossy slope of the roof adorned by one human head, red faced, fat cheeked, with huge spectacles on and with an umbrella raised to protect it from the hot August sun. Whether the heroic watcher was standing on a stringer or whether kind...