Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gathered again to see the crews come in. The crews had come out at the hour appointed, but had been sent back by the referee on account of the postponement. At length, at about halfpast five, the crews drew up in line, and everything was made ready for the start. The referee abandoned the "67" and took his station on the tug, filled with enthusiastic '87 men. After the preparatory "are you ready," at 5.40 the referee fired a pistol as the signal for the start. '85 caught the water first, but '84 made a beautiful start and took...
...case there are any boats near the start, it is requested that they keep well behind the referee's boat, and that they do not get near, or ahead of, any of the crews in the race...
...boats then backed up to the starting boats which were moored to a fixed hawser. At about eleven minutes after one o'clock the signal was given, which not all the crews seemed to understand, for '84 alone started at once. The juniors and then the freshmen followed quickly, but not until the orange and black was some feet to the fore. '86 did not start 'till a length or so after the others, and seeing that they had made a mistake stopped rowing. The referee desiring to see fair play, sounded the recall at once, but no attention...
...time could not be ascertained, but one estimate figures it at under ten minutes. The crowd and students on the leading tugs were much disappointed when the referee's boat came down and the announcement "no race," was made. The desire to see fair play and a good even start ought to reconcile all to the postponement which was but just to '86. '85 and '87 would also have shown up a little better if they had started exactly even with the sentiors...
...whole uncertainty and the wonderful improvement shown by '87 will keep the interest up to fever heat until the race is decided this afternoon. The university steam lauuch, the "'67," will be used today by the referee and a pistol shot instead of the steam whistle to start the crews. As some slight delay will no doubt take place in getting all the crews down from their boat-house, the tide, which is high at 1.15 P. M., ought to be running out fast enough when the word is given. Smooth water and a fair day are now all that...