Word: eight
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...difficult to forecast now the prospects of the crew for next year. The following members of this year's University eight and the four-oared crew will graduate: J.P.B. Duffy and W. Shuebruk, from the Law School, and T.G. Meier and H.G. Dillingham from the College. It is expected that all the members of the Freshman crew will return to College. With such a large proportion of the men returning next year the outlook for a fast crew is encouraging. With the maintenance of the present system the crew should also have the advantage of greater familiarity with...
...June 17.--The work of the University crew today was light, and showed but little improvement. Late this evening the eight paddled down stream to the Navy Yard and back, rowing a slow stroke. A bad hang at the catch caused considerable unsteadiness in the boat. Early in the afternoon the Freshmen rowed two miles up stream from the Navy Yard, and for the last mile and a half were paced by the second crew which finished five lengths ahead. The time of the Freshmen, 12 minutes and 17 seconds, was poor,. even considering the hard weather conditions. Bowditch...
...Metropolitan Regatta was held on the Charles River yesterday afternoon under fairly good weather conditions, except for the eight-oared races which were rowed on the straightaway mile and a half course against a strong head wind...
...excellent start was made in the junior eight-oared race, between the Weld crew and the B. A. A. interscholastic eight. For the greater part of the race neither boat was able to maintain a noticeable lead, but near the finish Deming, the Weld stroke, collapsed, and the school crew won by a little over half a length. The time was 9 minutes, 7 seconds...
...senior eight-oared race the Jeffries Point Boat Club crew defeated the Weld eight in which Gregg and Whitney had been substituted for Deming and Meier at stroke and six respectively. At the finish the Jeffries Point crew was more than two lengths ahead. The time was 8 minutes, 57 seconds...