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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...held yesterday afternoon over the mile and seven-eighths course, between the first and second graded crews of the Weld and Newell clubs resulted in a decisive victory for the second Newell crew with the first Weld second, and the first Newell third. The second Weld crew did not finish, as Burden at bow broke his oar just after passing Harvard Bridge; the boat shortly after filled with water. A brisk wind blowing across the course created a choppy sea causing all the eights to ship water. The time, 11 minutes and 45 seconds, was therefore as fast as could...
...first Newell third. At the 1 1-2 mile the second Newell was almost a length of open water ahead of the first Weld and rowing well together at a 30 stroke. The first Newell was hopelessly behind, showing no drive or ability to keep together. At the finish the second Newell was a length and a half of open water ahead of the first Weld; the first Newell by a spurt at the finish came in about three lengths behind...
Judges at finish--C. C. Hughes, N. Y. A. C.; H. L. Dadmun, Worcester A. A.; H. Taggard...
...slow considering the favorable conditions. The Stone's crew took the lead at the start and at Harvard Bridge had a lead of three-quarters of a length. Although the Freshmen spurted several times, the school eight continued to gain throughout. Both crews were well used up at the finish. The Freshmen rowed a long steady stroke, about 32 to the minute, but they lacked life and leg-drive...
...open water. The second crew picked up the third at a point about half a mile below Harvard Bridge and the two crews rowed to Longwood Bridge. At the start the third crew was a length behind the second, but once through the bridge gained steadily up to the finish...