Word: boat
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...time was taken as the crew stopped short of the regular distance. A racing start was made at about 38 strokes to the minute, and for the rest of the distance the crew rowed at about 31, until when nearing the finish the stroke was put up again. The boat seemed to space well between strokes, but did not go so smoothly when the stroke was high, although the start was good...
...meeting of the class crews held in the Weld Boat Club yesterday afternoon Gilbert Butler, of Utica, N. Y., was elected captain of the Senior crew; Grinnell Martin, of New York City, captain of the Junior crew; and Robert Sanford Jowett, of Dorchester, captain of the Sophomore crew. In his Freshman year Butler rowed on the four-oar against Yale, and since then he has rowed on his class crew. Martin was on his Freshman squad for the greater part of the season and last year he stroked the Sophomore crew. Jowett rowed on his Freshman four last spring...
...election of class crew captains will be held at the Weld Boat Club today just before the regular time for the different crews to row. All rowing at present on their first class crew, including the coxswain, and all on the second or third crews who went to New London with their Freshman crew squad, are eligible to vote...
...took a long row in the basin on Wednesday. On Tuesday there was a second cut in the University squad, two eights being retained. The work of the crew has been harder this week in view of the fact that the race with Columbia comes on April 17. The boat has a tendency to rise and fall instead of gliding smoothly and evenly, and Coach Wray has been laying special emphasis on getting hold of the water firmly at the catch and pulling the oars through evenly. Yesterday the second crew tried the new Crowninshield shell, and went better than...
...Freshman crews have shown a slight advance during the week. The first crew is still inclined to fall over at the catch and all the men are slow with their hands. On Wednesday, L. D. Smith, who has been rowing No. 4 regularly in the first boat, was unable to go out on account of a bad foot, and he will not be able to report for about a week. Amory took his place on Wednesday and on Thursday Leslie was substituted for Amory...