Word: 38s
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...38s., with Columbia twelve seconds later, which is equivalent to about four lengths. The New York boys were crawling up a little, but though their supporters encouraged them most enthusiastically, it was of no avail. Harvard had too much reserve power. As the crews neared the three-mile flag, one began to realize that very fast time was being made, and many conjectures were expressed as to whether or not the record would be broken. Harvard was still pulling her 33 strokes a minute, while Columbia, who had reduced her competitors' lead to three lengths, was desperately struggling to crawl...
...minutes and twelve seconds from the start, '84 passed over the line an easy winner by six lengths over '85, who, in turn, was three-quarters of a length ahead of the freshmen, and '86 last. The times of the crews were as follows : '84, 11m. 12s.; '85, 11m. 38s.; '87, 11m. 45s.; '86, 12m. The referee was Dr. C. H. Williams...