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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Yale Crew Quarters, Gales Ferry, Conn., June 18, 1911.--The Yale crews were given easy work yesterday. In both the morning and afternoon both eights went up stream about a mile and a half, padding the whole distance. In the afternoon they were given a brush for half a mile, the university crew winning by half a length. No changes were made in any of the crews. today the oarsmen were taken for a sail on the Sound on the steam yacht "Christobald...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 16, 1911.--The University and Freshman crews were given time trials this afternoon, the University eight going over the full four-mile course and the Freshmen rowing the second and third miles. The crew left the up-stream mark rowing 30 strokes to the minute without a racing start. This stroke was maintained for two miles. The Freshmen took up the race at the mile flag at a stroke of 38 which was soon dropped to 34. Before they got well under way they had fallen a half a length in the rear...
Yale Crew Quarters, Gales Ferry, Conn., June 15, 1911.--All the Yale crews were given a rest this morning. In the afternoon the two eights rowed over the four-mile course and back at an easy paddle. The work of the university eight is improving, though the boat still settles considerably at the finish of the stroke. The four-oared crews rowed down-stream in short stretches; a few of these were made at a high stroke, the crews going very smoothly...
Yale Training Quarters, Gales Ferry, Conn., June 14, 1911.--The Yale crew was sent over the full four-mile course this afternoon. The stroke was kept low and no attempt was made to reach racing speed. The time given out was 23 minutes, 38 seconds. After the row the men were taken back to their quarters in the launch Elihu Yale. The conditions were perfect. A change was made in the university four-oared crew today; Howe was put in at stroke, Appleton going back to 2, displacing Buckingham, whose condition is not up to standard...
From now on entries should be sent to the secretary of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club Race Committee, New York Yacht Club Station, New London, Conn. Entries will be received until the morning of July...