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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Harvard Crew Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 10, 1908.-Today the University crew as a whole rowed better than it has before this week, although Sargent was not up to his usual standard this afternoon. In the morning after some tubbing work for Fish and Sargent, Wray went out in his single with the University eight-oared crew and covered a couple of miles in easy fashion...
...very slow stroke, the men went down stream in three stretches as far as a quarter-mile below the Navy Yard. There, after turning, a short distance was covered with the stroke at 30. This stretch was followed by a racing start that was better than any Harvard crew has made on the Thames for the past three years. The boat shot along at a remarkable speed and the men kept together almost to perfection. The next stretch was a long one again, with a very slow stroke until opposite the boat house, where ten fast strokes were taken. Then...
...Harvard Crew Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 9, 1908.--All the crews here had comparatively light work today on account of the high wind that kept the water rough. In the morning both eights and the four-oared crews crossed the river and rowed slowly over the first mile of the course, keeping close under the lee of the opposite bank. Coach Wray followed the crews in his single scull...
...Navy Yard and back in short stretches, a distance of about four miles. The rate of stroke was kept as low as 26 all the way, and considerable attention was paid to blade work in the rough water. The shell spaced well and as a whole the crew rowed in good form...
...Freshman eight went about three miles, but were forced to stop at the boathouse in the midst of their practice to remedy a defect in Hooper's rowlock. The University four-oar also covered about three miles. Coach Wray gave this crew considerable attention and succeeded in improving their manner of following the stroke. The boat showed considerable improvement over previous performances. When the Freshman four-oar went out this afternoon Reece was tried at bow instead of Oveson. It has not been decided whether or not this change will be permanent. Manager K. Howes '08 arrived this afternoon, also...