Word: brush
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Conn., June 15.--The feature of today's practice of the University crews was a brush between Crews A and B this afternoon. Both these shells paddled up to the two-mile mark in stretches rowing about 28 strokes to the minute. At this point the second crew was given a length's start, and both crews settled down for a long stretch, Crew A rowing about 27 and the seconds working at a slighter higher stroke. At the three-fourths mile mark the first eight raised the stroke, but Crew B shot up a corresponding amount...
Practice for the afternoon consisted of a two-mile row for University A in stretches, the stroke varying from 27 to 30. At the end of the last stretch the second crew was waiting to give the first a brush down-stream, and both crews started off rowing 40 strokes to the minute. The stroke was soon dropped to 36 and then to 38, and at the half-mile University A had a half-length's lead. Upon passing the mile mark both crews again dropped their stroke. There the Freshmen were waiting, and the 1919 shell, starting a length...
...Yale second eight this morning engaged in a short brush with the first crew and came out ahead. The remainder of this crew's practice consisted in two more miles of hard rowing. The Yale coaches sent the 1919 shell for three miles, but let the yearlings off without any race...
...practice of the University crews yesterday afternoon, both A and B took long rows, while the third University had a short brush with the Union Boat Club eight, the latter finishing in the lead by a half-length. The second and third University boats have two more days of practice before they leave for Philadelphia to compete in the American Henley...
...Dutchman, seated, and is signed in the centre with a monogram and inscribed with the age of the sitter and dated Anno. 1637. This picture was formerly in the collection of Sir Edgar Vincent, and was exhibited in the Grafton Galleries in 1911. The brilliancy of the artist's brush work is particularly noticeable in his handling of the collar and the sleeves of his genial sitter...