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Title: For Yardley : a story of track and field
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Barbour, Ralph Henry, 1870-1944
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Publisher: New York : D. Appleton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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chmisadventures, their canoe was the first over, andthey were in it again and paddling hard beforethe next crew had surmounted the obstacle. Andthey maintained their lead without difficulty to theisland, and disappeared behind it on the fartherside while their adherents on land cheered joy-ously. Three canoes took up the pursuit, but before thefirst of the trio had reached the island, Tom and Alfwere seen pushing their way through the bushes tothe little strip of beach on the nearer side. Thenthey threw themselves into their canoe, seized pad-dles, and went on their way again. They were fiftyor sixty yards to the good by this time, and, barringaccidents, were pretty sure to win. Consequently,interest concerned itself with the remaining threecanoes which were well bunched at Loon Island.Roeder and Norcross re-embarked first, but Norcrosslost his paddle in the excitement, and so one of theother canoes got away ahead of them. But theywere not to be denied; and, paddling together like 264
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Alf squirmed onto one of the barrels and held the craft. SPORT ON THE RIVER mad, they pulled down the canoe ahead and passedit before the last obstacle was reached. Tom had advised attempting the poles withoutgetting out of the canoe, and his plan worked beau-tifully. As they neared it they sent the canoeahead at full tilt, and Alf scrambled back towardthe stern, almost overturning the craft in doing it.The bow of the canoe shot over the boom, and Tompaddled frantically to keep the current from swing-ing it broadside. Meanwhile Alf hurried forwardagain, and as soon as his paddle was in the water,Tom crept after him. Relieved of the weight in thestern, the canoe consented to being pushed over.After that the race was never in doubt. Tom andAlf had it their own way, and, paddling slowly,watched their adversaries negotiate the final ob-stacle. Roeder and Norcross had decided to try Tomsmethod, but they made a sad mess of it, their craftturning broadside on to the boom. In the end, theywer

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