Word: boatings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...close race over the mile and seven-eight's course on the Charles yesterday afternoon, the second Freshman crew defeated the first M. I. T. freshmen by one and half lengths. Up to the first mile, the race was very even, but towards the end, the 1922 boat established its lead which the Tech oarsmen were unable to overcome...
...second day of the Class and Club crew regatta on the Charles, the feature event was race between the three Freshman club crews. Closely contested the whole distance, the race was won by the Eliot boat by a quarter of a length margin over the Lowell eight. the latter in turn beat the Thayer crew by but half a length. Tow races for the upperclass crews followed the 1922 contest, the first of which was between Eliot 3 and Thayer 3. The former won by a full length, while in the succeeding event, in which Eliot 2 and Thayer...
Today's events will start at 2.30 with a race between the University C crew and Tufts. At 3 o'clock, the second Freshman boat will race the M. I. T. first freshman, and half an hour later, the University A and the 1922 first eight will compete...
...slight lead, but were passed in the next few strokes by the Junior shell. The latter crew, maintaining a high stroke, gained steadily on the Sophomores throughout the first mile, while the Senior eight, after a short brush with 1921, dropped well to the rear. As the boats neared Harvard Bridge the leaders were a length to the good. Both coxswains called for a spurt, and the Juniors added a half length to their advantage before running into the rough water of the Basin. From that moment until the final sprint both, strokes lowered their cadence considerably and, matching spurt...
...feature of the Eliot-Thayer race was the breaking of No. 5's seat in the Thayer boat at a moment when that eight was taking the lead and seemed to have a first-rate chance for a victory. This handicap proved too much for the Thayer oarsmen and their opponents rapidly increased their lead to three lengths, which they held to the finish...