Word: overtaken
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...were never in the race at all. Starting about a length and a half behind Randolph, they finished at least double that distance behind. Dunster-Russell got off well at the start, but were never able to gain on Westmorly, and it was soon apparent that they would be overtaken by Mt. Auburn Street. The bump took place at the beginning of the last long stretch. Hollis-Holworthy-Stoughton was another disappointment, and was being left far behind by Mt. Auburn Street, when this crew bumped Dunster-Russell. Beck-Hampden finished about twice its original distance behind Hollis-Holworthy-Stoughton...
...easy gait, but in a couple of stretches the stroke was raised and lowered to accustom the men to short sprints. Soon after starting Burchard injured one of his thumbs, but after it had been bound, he was able to proceed. Returning downstream the second crew was overtaken and four racing starts were tried. In these the University crew finished ahead twice, the second once, and on the other start the two crews ended even. Before leaving the river the University crew took a turn upstream from the Boylston street bridge to the Infirmary and back...
Matthews and Thayer both held their positions at the head of the division, although Matthews was constantly in danger from the other boat. Perkins failed to show the good form of the preceding day and, when finally overtaken by Fairfax, was fully six lengths behind the next crews. When the judge's pistol, signalling the bump, was fired, the Perkins crew inexcusably disregarded the signal and continued rowing. Weld soon overtook them and thinking they had made a bump, stopped. Grays was thus deprived of the possibility of a bump, but finished in good form with Russell a length behind...
Neither the mile nor the 880-yard run was very closely contested. S. C. Dickinson '05, with a handicap of 125 feet, was never overtaken in the mile run and crossed the line 30 yards ahead of A. S. Cobb '07, scratch: In the 880-yard run R. F. Hamwatt '06, with a handicap of 25 yards, led for the first lap but was then passed by C. Brinsmade '07, with a handicap of 10 yards...
...second crew, in which the latter was left far behind and finally stopped. Contrary to usual custom, the crews laid their course directly by the Yale quarters, just as the Yale crews were going out, no attempt being made at concealment. On the way back, the second crew was overtaken, and a lively brush ensued in which the first crew won by a length. Throughout the work, the University crew showed great improvement...