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After Thursday's light work all the crews had hard practice yesterday. The University crew rowed downstream in the afternoon one and a half miles at a stroke of about 26, raising it to 32 in the last mile which was rowed in about 5 minutes. Partly because of the ideal weather conditions the men showed great improvement over former work and seemed to be rounding into fine shape. The University four-oar was given a hard row in the morning and the afternoon. The Freshman eight rowed two miles downstream in 10 minutes and 23 seconds during the afternoon...
...June 15, 1905.--The University and Freshman crew squads had light work today on account of the heat. This morning all the crews rowed only a short distance downstream, but in the afternoon the practice was harder...
...University crew rowed downstream below the Navy Yard at a stroke of about 24, raising it to about 26 on the return and finishing with a stroke of 32. The men caught the water together and as there was less settling at the end of the stroke, the boat spaced well. The work showed marked improvement over the previous rowing this season...
...been decided that in case the University crew race on June 29, scheduled to be rowed downstream at 10.30 o'clock, is postponed, it will take place at 6 o'clock and will be rowed upstream. C.H. Schweppe '02, who was chairman of the regatta committee last year, will hold the same position this year...
Yesterday afternoon the Yale University crew rowed upstream over the four-mile course. Although the men were given hard work, it was not a time row. The stroke was 28 for the first three miles and 30 for the last mile. The crew will probably not be given a time row until Saturday afternoon, when all examinations will be over...