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...race of the graded club crews was won in 9m. 20s.,--record breaking time,--yesterday afternoon by the first Weld eight. The conditions for fast time were extremely favorable, as the wind was very light and a strong ebb tide was running. The time is one second better than the record made last spring by the Weld Freshman crew. The first Newell eight finished in second place, one-third of a length behind the first Weld. The second Newell was third, two lengths and a half behind the Newell first, and one length and a half ahead of the second...
...shortened by almost 100 seconds. Moreover the student could drop in for a minute or so between lectures, but how short are those minutes when compared with the whole afternoon and evening which is free to most of us! How unimportant to the success of the club is that ebb and flow "between the acts...
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 20.- Saturday afternoon the 'Varsity rowed three miles on time, which will be their last hard work before the race. The conditions were very poor, with a following wind, rough water, and an ebb tide. As a result the boat was half filled with water during the first mile, and the time was slow. From now on all efforts will be devoted to perfecting the time and uniformity of the swing...
...Zangwill justified in calling Mr. Stevenson's Ebb-Tide a "masterpiece"? (See Critic, Nov. 24, 1894, p.343...
...state of affairs in the association's finances which is decidedly unfortunate. Last year it was pretty clearly shown by the small number of entries for the winter meetings and by the small attendance that interest in them was for that year at least at a very low ebb. Doubtless these meetings have been one of the causes of the present deficit in the treasury. They cost money and bring a very inadequate return. Moreover, we remember at least one outdoor meeting last year when there were practically no spectators at all. The cause of the trouble, however, is rather...