Word: boated
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stroke up to every emergency, for without changing his pace in the slightest manner he allowed Yale's spurt to shorten the load about twenty feet, and then, as Yale's stroke was lowered again, he raised his own stroke for the first time since the start, and the boat drew away rapidly. Harvard had met Yale's last spurt with disastrous results for Yale, and now began to increase the lead at will. Passing the two and one-half mile mark Harvard had a good margin of open water. At 3 miles the lead, was 3 lengths and over...
Harvard opened up a lead of 10 feet in the first twenty strokes. Rowing 36 to the minute Harvard passed into the second half-mile over two and one-half lengths ahead. Soon after this Stroke Newton dropped the beat to 32 and the boat forged ahead with every powerful well-executed dip of the oars. Entering the last mile Newton again shoved the stroke up to between 35 and 36, a pace which was kept up to the finish. At the mile Harvard was seven lengths ahead, and at the finish line from 14 to 16 lengths separated...
...very fast crew. Although Sargent was removed from the University eight his efficiency as a stroke is by no means gone, and his work as stroke in the four is invaluable. Severance at 3, with two years' experience on the University eight, is the best man in the boat. His rowing is always of a high order and he steadies the whole crew. This year's Yale four does not seem to be up to the usual standard. The crew seems to row much shorter than last year's four and the men all tear at the water without regard...
...July 1, the day of the New London boat races, a special train of coaches will leave Boston from the South Station at 1.30 P. M., and Back Bay Station at 1.34 P. M., stopping at Providence. The train is due to arrive at New London at 4.10 P. M. An observation train for the University eight-oared race will leave New London at 5.45 P. M. A special train will leave New London for Providence and Boston as soon as practicable after the race, or in case of postponement of the race, as soon as possible after such official...
...Howe '09, captain and six, of South Orange, N. J., prepared at Hotchkiss. He rowed on his freshman crew and for the last two years has rowed 6 on the university boat. He is 22 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighs 187 pounds...