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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 9, 1914. This morning's rowing was featured by a half-mile brush up-stream between the first and second University crews and the Freshman eight. The ebbing tide and a light northeast wind made conditions fairly fast. At the finish line, each boat over-lapped the other, coming in in the order named above. Two minutes and twenty seconds was the unofficial time...
...three four oar crews had a half-mile brush in which the first four defeated the other who by a few feet in a splendid finish...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Tou, Conn., June 5, 1913.--The work of the University crew today was extremely satisfactory. The benefits of the long rows in smooth water were shown in a mile brush with the Freshman eight. Both crews started rowing about 30 strokes to the minute, the university boat jumping into the lead and opening up distance as they went on. The stroke was gradually raised ending at about 36, and at the finish the Freshman crew was about a length astern. The time was not given out but was said to be exceptionally fast for the last...
Eight-oared Crews in Close Brush...
...afternoon the two eights again paddled to the 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...