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...will be rowed on Thursday, July 1. The University four-oar race will be started at 10 o'clock at the beginning of the four-mile course and rowed down-stream to the Navy Yard. The Freshman eight-oar race will be started as soon as possible after the finish of the four-oar race, and rowed down-stream from the Navy Yard to the Railroad Bridge. The University race will be started at the Railroad Bridge at 6 o'clock, and will be rowed up-stream to the beginning of the four-mile course. If it is necessary...
Judges at finish--G. B. Billings, B. A. A.; N. W. Bingham '95, W. T. Dunn...
...grandstand will be erected for the boat-race with Columbia, which will take place on the Charles River next Saturday. The stand will be built on the new Charles River Parkway, near the foot of Arlington street, opposite the finish of the race. For several years grandstands for the, boat-races have been erected near Otter street on the road at the rear of the houses facing Beacon street. This year the erection of the stand upon the newly constructed parkway will bring the spectators much nearer the actual course. The race will be particularly attractive, since it will...
...basin in preparation for the Columbia race. No time was taken as the crew stopped short of the regular distance. A racing start was made at about 38 strokes to the minute, and for the rest of the distance the crew rowed at about 31, until when nearing the finish the stroke was put up again. The boat seemed to space well between strokes, but did not go so smoothly when the stroke was high, although the start was good...
...mark Oxford was leading, but again at Hammer-smith Bridge the crews were even. The long and powerful stroke of Oxford now began to tell, and Cambridge dropped back. Twice again Cambridge caught Oxford, once by a splendid spurt at Thorneycroft. At Barnes Bridge, one half-mile from the finish, Oxford was leading by half a length and increasing this lead with every stroke. Oxford crossed the line a winner by three and one-half lengths...