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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top. New London, Conn., June 10, 1912.--The University eight was given a hard workout this afternoon. The crew paddled down to the three-mile flag in company with the Freshman eight. On the return they were given three fast stretches, working the stroke up gradually on each, the University crew getting it up beyond forty, the Freshmen reaching several points higher. The encouraging feature of the practice was that the men held the stroke longer than they have done previously, although the stroke was the highest they have reached since coming here. The University four...
Coach Wray gave all the crews individual coaching from his single scull in the morning. To the University eight he again laid emphasis on the fact that each man must follow the stroke exactly, in order to obtain the perfect unison essential to getting the highest speed of which the crew is capable...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, New London, Conn., June 9, 1912.-All the crews were given light work yesterday morning, paddling slowly to the Navy Yard and back. The University crew showed marked improvement in rhythm as Coach Wray took particular care to make the men follow the stroke exactly, with the result that good proportions were secured. The boat also ran out well between the strokes...
Among the visitors at the training quarters on Saturday were F. L. Higginson '00, and J. Richardson '08, former crew captains...
Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, New London, Conn., June 7, 1912.--The University eight was given an easy time row over the full course here this afternoon, doing the four miles in 21 minutes and 22 seconds with a favoring wind and tide. Coach Wray sent the crew across the starting line off Red Top about 5.30 o'clock, rowing a stroke of 28 to the minute. This was maintained until the last half-mile, when Newton raised it to 36 for a hard finish. For the first two miles the work of the men was a little below standard...