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...with the Freshman eight. Both crews started rowing about 30 strokes to the minute, the university boat jumping into the lead and opening up distance as they went on. The stroke was gradually raised ending at about 36, and at the finish the Freshman crew was about a length astern. The time was not given out but was said to be exceptionally fast for the last half mile. The crews had a slight favoring wind and tide...
...stern, which will be square, instead of being drawn out to a fine point as in previous boats. The new shell embodies some of the lessons Mr. Crane learned in designing hydroplanes. Although it is square, it is so built that it will drag the least possible water astern. The fact that it is seven feet shorter than previous boats will materially lessen the skin resistance. Mr. Crane is convinced of the superiority of the new design from the result of many tests made in the government testing tank, at Washington, D. C. In these tests models...
...smooth, in spite of a slight head wind. The first Weld took a hard spurt at the start, and got a little ahead of the other crews. At the quarter-mile the first Newell drew ahead of the first Weld, and the second Newell fell about half a length astern of the other crews. By this time the first Newell had settled down to a long stroke, not above thirty, while the first Weld kept up a stroke of thirty-three almost through the whole race. At the half-mile the first Weld and the third Newell began to draw...
...course to 9 minutes, 15 1-2 seconds. The Senior crew, however, by finishing second, secured the class championship. The weather conditions for the race could not have been better; the tide was very high and consequently there was a strong ebb, which together with a good wind directly astern helped the crews to make unusual time. Among those who followed the race in the launch "John Harvard" were the Yale members of the athletic conference committee...
...sharp spurt at the finish brought the Law School boat over the line half a length in the lead. The Junior crew passed the Sophomores at the beginning of the last half mile, finishing one length behind the Seniors, and with the Sophomore crew exactly one length astern...