Word: crewe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...seventh annual Henley Regatta of the American Rowing Association held Saturday on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, the second University crew won the race for the Stewards' Challenge Cup for first eight-oared shells and finished second to Cornell in the New England Challenge Cup race for junior collegiate eights. Both races were rowed over the regular Henley course of one mile and 550 yards. In the race for junior collegiate eights, which was rowed at 3 o'clock, Cornell finished a length and a quarter ahead of Harvard in 6 minutes, 26 4-5 seconds, beating the record made last...
...first race Ellis rowed No. 5. At the start all three crews got off well, and Harvard took the lead, rowing about 40 to the minute. Cornell followed, and Pennsylvania was last, being out of the race from the first. About 500 yards from the start Cornell and Harvard were exactly even, but Cornell had a lead of a length when half the distance had been covered. A half-mile from the finish Cornell had increased its lead by half a length, and Pennsylvania was about two lengths behind Harvard. From this point on the second University crew sprinted...
...second race the crew rowed much more smoothly and showed more life. Ellis was replaced at No. 5 by Severance. Rowing 40 to the minute at the start, Harvard pulled away from the Malta Boat Club crew, and after covering 600 yards was leading by open water. From this point to the finish the second University crew gained steadily, and crossed the line three and one-half lengths ahead, rowing 39 strokes to the minute...
This afternoon at 5.45 o'clock the Weld crew, which is a picked eight from the three upperclass crews, will race Worcester High School over a mile and one-half course on Lake Quinsigamond, near Worcester. J. Shillito '11 and W. F. Howard '09 accompanied the crew as substitute and manager respectively. O. G. Wood '09, who rows bow, will captain the eight...
...order of the Weld crew will be--Stroke, Martin; 7, Richards; 6, Maxwell; 5, Platt; 4, Hill; 3, Hadden; 2. Tabor; bow, Wood; cox., Fales...