Word: calmed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...weather conditions were very favorable. There was little wind and a slight rain kept the surface of the river calm. The Navy got the better of the start, but the University crew soon made up the slight advantage gained. For the first quarter of a mile, both boats were very even, though the Navy rowed 40 to Harvard's 36. Then by a series of spurts the University crew drew gradually ahead, although at no point of the race did it row as high a stroke as Annapolis. At the mile, the University crew had a lead of several feet...