Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...food question is the most important, but then comes that of the use of waterways. There is less water transportation in this country than in any other, and there is a great development ahead in this line...
...start Oxford caught the water first and forged ahead, rowing 39 strokes to the minute. The Cambridge stroke responded with a terrific spurt and forced his crew into the lead, but at the half-mile post the two boats were even. Soon after passing this mark Oxford was leading, but again at Hammer-smith Bridge the crews were even. The long and powerful stroke of Oxford now began to tell, and Cambridge dropped back. Twice again Cambridge caught Oxford, once by a splendid spurt at Thorneycroft. At Barnes Bridge, one half-mile from the finish, Oxford was leading by half...
...third crew will be given one length's start over the second crew, which in turn will start two lengths ahead of the University eight...
...yard low hurdles furnished the closest finish of the meet. R. C. Foster '11, starting from the three-foot mark, finished barely a foot ahead of Rand, who in turn won from T. S. Blumer '10 by inches...
...other entries having dropped out. As the lead continually changed, this race was extremely close and exciting, and 4 4-5 seconds were cut from the record made last year. Rand, running first for the Miscellaneous, gave his team a good lead. A. L. Besse '10 put Westmorly ahead; in the next relay, A. D. Piper '09 gave the Miscellaneous team the lead again; and in the fifth relay, H.W. Kelley '11 won the race for the Mt. Auburn street team when he gave E. K. Merrihew '10 the lead of 5 yards, which he held to the finish...