Word: boatings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Yale-Harvard boat races at New London, Conn...
...afternoon the University eight paddled down over the first mile of the course, and back again. The stroke was kept below 28 to the minute, but the boat ran wonderfully between strokes, and there was a noticeable decrease in the amount of checking at the catch. The time for a half-mile was caught at 2 minutes, 40 seconds. All three four-oared crews confined their afternoon work to a few racing starts...
Another change was made in the Freshman four today, Weatherhead going from stroke to 2, changing with Lothrop. This boat will have to show considerable improvement before the Yale race...
...forty, the Freshmen reaching several points higher. The encouraging feature of the practice was that the men held the stroke longer than they have done previously, although the stroke was the highest they have reached since coming here. The University four rowed a half-mile at high speed. The boat left the mark quickly and the crew rowed well throughout the distance...
...Navy Yard and on the return trip were given a half-mile brush. The Freshmen stole half a length at the start, but were not called back. The 1915 men rowed in splendid form, and the University eight had difficulty in overhauling them. At the finish the University boat was a quarter of a length in the lead...