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Francis Meredith Blagden '09, of New York, coxswain, prepared for College at Groton School, where he had four years' experience as a coxswain. For the last two years he has coxswained the University crew. He is 22 years old, weighs 106 pounds, and is 5 feet, 6 inches in height...
...itself in the development of good crews and scullers, whose excellence is shown by the fact that in one regatta alone the club won seven events. The University crew drew many of its members from the Weld crews, taking five men from one eight and four men and the coxswain from another. Aside from graded crew and interclass racing, the Weld crews have defeated many college crews, Pennsylvania and Columbia among others...
...although it was fairly well known that the crew was not good for a long distance, it had been expected to take the lead for the first part of the race. As it was, it was beaten by Matthews in spite of the atrocious steering of the Matthews coxswain. The race, contrary to the previous announcements, was rowed over a short mile and a quarter course, starting just above Fairfield street and finishing at the Longwood bridge...
...away poorly, and Weld came up on Matthews in consequence. When the crews settled down, however, Matthews rapidly overhauled the first boat, getting within a length at the first corner, and about three-quarters of a length shortly after. But in rounding the first and second bends the Matthews coxswain lost his crew at least two lengths, by bad steering. They continued to gain, however, once they were straightened out, and were soon within a length and a quarter of a bump, but could get no nearer. Weld finished about the same distance behind Matthews. Perkins was never...
...crews must be started in the following manner: "Attention all"--"Ready"--"Paddle." All crews must be stopped with the words: "Easy all." If the coxswain wishes the crew to "row hard," and not "paddle," he should start them in the following manner: "Get ready"--"Are you ready...