Word: prompts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spur them on to better achievements. The other crews were much more evenly matched than had been supposed, and would have merited more attention had not '83 so far surpassed them. As usual, there were delays in starting, - it seems to be impossible for a boat-race to be prompt, - but beyond this, nothing happened to make the race other than a marked success...