Word: starters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with only six men. In coming through the piles, for the tide was too high to allow the boats to get under the bridge, No. 4's ontrigger was broken. This put '91 practically out of the race. The four crews got off together at the word of the starter. The seniors almost immediately forged ahead, closely followed by '90 and '92. The sophomores with only six men, were out of the race from the beginning. The crews kept their relative positions from start to finish, the race between '90 and '89 being very well contested. At the finish...
...course commencat the end of Gloucester Street, and ending, as in the spring class races, at the Union Boat House. The crews will meet at the Harvard boat house at 3.15 o'clock and must be at the line at 4.15 promptly, where they will find the referee and starter stationed...
...captains chose George T. Keyes, '89, to act as referee; W. Alexander, L. S., starter: C. S. Matthews, '90, timekeeper at start; Thornton Woodbury, '89, judge at finish; T. S. Slocum, timekeeper at finish. The crews are as follows...
...Dole, A. B. Coxe, '87, G. H. Davison, '88 S.; measurers-H. F. Walker, '89; L. B. Gawtry, '89 S., A. H. Moen, '89 S.; marshals, G. B. Richards, T. S., Howland Hoadley, '89, W. H. Rockwell, '89, H. J. Sage, '89; clerk of course, J. S. Huntington, '90; starter, M. Murphy...
...heat. Mandell wonin 10 1-2s. with Meyer second. Stegman, '91, and Priest, '91, now ran a special half-mile race, Priest winning in 2m. 14 3-5s. The quarter-mile was the next event. Wells, L. S.; Sturgis, '90; Hunnewell, '90; and Stead, '91, were the starters. Wells won in 51 3-5s. Sturgis was second. Gibson, '88, gave an exhibition hammer-throwing. Five of his six throws were over 90 ft., the other being 89 ft. 11 in. In his fourth trial, he threw 93 ft. 2 in., agam breaking the Harvard record. The regular...