Identifier: boysofcolumbiariver00forb (find matches)
Title: The boys of Columbia High on the river, or, The boat race plot that failed
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Forbes, Graham B
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Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ould not help being deeply interested himself,no matter how much he tried to master his emotionsand remain cool. Next to being in the winning boat himself, thisseeing his schoolmates coming in ahead of all com-petitors was the real thing. The spirit of the schoolforged to the front, and when it was seen by everyone that Columbia was really ahead, with her crewpulling like clockwork, the sounds that arose mighthave made one believe himself near some lunaticasylum, for they beggared description. Down came the three shells, speeding with thecurrent until they appeared to be next to flying overthe water. Bellport seemed distressed, and waslosing way; but Clifford hung on to the stern ofColumbia with a determination to do or die, norcould the leaders even by a wonderful spurt shakethem off. Still, a length was all that was needed, and muchmore, to win. The two boats shot under the bridgethe same distance apart, and a shrieking of whistles,tooting of horns, added to the shouts of five thou-
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DOWN CAME THE THREE SHELLS. fScys cf Columbia High on the River. —Page ii8. 3R, L.ENOX AND ;, ; l.^3EN FOUNDATIONS IT LOOKS LIKE COLUMBIAS DAY 119 sand people, told that the four-oared race had be-come history. Columbia High had won! Students wearing the favorite gold and purpleliterally fell into each others arms, weak from muchfrantic shouting. Flags fluttered along the banksof the river; and a little cannon commenced to boomthe good news to the whole of Columbia that did nothappen to be present. Frank had watched the close of the drama witheager eyes. He noted the swing of the rowers inthat Columbia shell, and particularly of the strokeoar, who was no other than the Ginger Harper,of whom he and Seymour had been talking. It was a big mistake to let him go, mutteredFrank; I said so at the time. But Jonsey is a goodfellow, and had many friends to push his candidacy,so he got on. But Id feel considerable more con-fidence if we had that fellow with us! He sighed as he spoke. It seemed

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