Word: crews
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...race between the two University boats, Crew B defeated Crew A by a scant ten feet after a mile and seven-eighths of continual struggle. One boat replaced the other in the lead all the way down the course, until, in the final sprint, Crew B forged slightly ahead and crossed the finish line just in advance of the opposing eight...
...Crew practice this fall has been progressing very well at New Haven. There are at present nine university eights working under the direction of Coaches Nickalls and Giannini. The fall regatta is to be held on Novemebr 12. There will be no outside races rowed this year but matches are being arranged for next spring in preparation for the Harvard regatta. Owing to pressure of business affairs, Mr. Armstrong has resigned from the coaching staff. There has been an addition to the Yale fleet in the shape of a new coaching launch presented by several of the alumni...
...hard close race between the dormitory crews, and an equally thrilling finish in the club crew race furnished plenty of excitement for the second day of the regatta. Getting away together the three second dormitory crews rowed the first quarter-mile side by side. Gradually, however, the Gore boat began to creep ahead, and led the Standish crew to the finish line by a scant three-quarters of a length with the Smith crew a like distance behind Standish. Four boats lined up for the second heat in the competition for the Filley cup, which was won by the third...
...cold biting wind which hindered the work of the crews marked the first day of the fall regatta. The preliminary races for the Filley Cup and the Slocum Trophy were rowed against a head wind over the half-mile stretch upstream. The fifth Eliot crew defeated the fifth Thayer in an interesting race by a scant length. The race between the three third dormitory crews was close and exciting, the Gore crew leading the Standish to the finish line by 3-4 of a length, with the Smith crew coming in a close third. The orders...
...scoring of points in the races for the Slocum trophy is as follows: First place counts 5 for a first crew, 4 for a second, and 3 for a third. Second place counts 2 points and third 1 in any case. As first crews cannot compete against seconds or thirds for this trophy the system of figuring the score is greatly simplified...