BC '13 NOTEBOOK: Classic; Distaff

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Stumbling is not semantics. She either stumbled or she didn't, She didn't.

This is why I normally just say "didn't have a clean start"

Durkin said she stumbled, you said she bobbled, it looked to me like she grazed into the side of the gate causing her to brake awkwardly.

Either way, it cost her about a half length to a length worth of early position.