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Bluenose had won the first brush over the 26-mile Halifax course by 1 min. 20 sec. Believing that he had been deprived of the second race and the trophy unjustly, Captain Walters departed homeward, refusing to sail the final race. Fishermen of both countries are indignant...
...book on education ? been literary editor of the Chicago Evening Post, editor of The Masses and The Liberator, special writer for various New York newspapers. He is married and lives at Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mr. Dell's previous novels are Moon-Calf (1920) and The Briary-Brush...
...three cases extra steam during the last mile pushed the University runners up a notch, whereas in only one instance did the last minute brush result unfavorably for the Crimson. Cutcheon, who clocked in 27m. 46s., pulled himself up into second place by passing Rooney and finishing one second ahead of him. Bemis of M. I. T. followed half a dozen seconds later. Duffy had been running as steady a pace as any, but towards the end could not summon the additional stength to pevent Chapin stealing his fifth place by two seconds...
...homestretch contest for seventh, however, the brush at the finish proved unprofitable for the University. Watters had been up with the best of them during the opening chapters, but had found his first race of the season not so easy after the half-way mark. He had been having it nip and tuck with Captain Holt, but it was only over the final distance that the M. I. T. leader, uncovering a perfectly timed sprint, swept past with a second's lead to finish...
...winner of today's match will brush against Stralem and Dixon in the finals, which will probably be played tomorrow. Stralem and Dixon had trouble yesterday in defeating Allen and Perkins...