Word: started
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...afternoon - so far as Harvard was concerned - came when the quarter of mile run was won by Sanford of Yale; for Wright of Harvard, had been confidently counted upon to win the event hands down. So be would have, had it not been for the fact that the start was put near the upper turn instead of at the middle of the stretch (as was the case in some of the other runs) and in the excitement of the race, the Harvard men made their finish where they are accustomed to and then slowed down. Sanford, the Yale man, kept...
...organized fours from the Weld Boat Club was rowed yesterday afternoon. Owing to a high wind, the course from Harvard Bridge to the Union Boat Club was so rough that it was abandoned, and, instead, the crews rowed for about a half-mile up the river, making the start from just above the Weld Club House. Lund L. S., and Lewis L. S., the appointed starter and referee, were waiting for the crews at the lower course, so that Hartwell, the club janitor, started the crews off, while Stetson '94, acted as referee...
...nearly six o'clock before the start was made. Crew No. 2 caught the water first, and gained about a 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...
Wright of Yale cannot be expected to start in both the 440 yards dash and the half mile run. Supposing he chose the latter, Harvard has in Wright, Merrill and Pinkham a formidable trio and it is not absurd to expect them to capture all three places. Merrill and Pinkham will have a hard fight for second place with the chances somewhat in Merrill's favor. Wright of Yale will of course take first in the half mile run, while Harvard's hopes lie in Corbin for second and Batchelder for third, possibly Lakin. These two events ought to give...
...Howells historically justified in asserting that "Every literary movement has been violently opposed at the start, and yet never stayed in the least, or arrested by criticism...