Word: finisher
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Harvard-Yale boat races will be rowed on the Thames at New London this year on Thursday, June 25. The race between the University eight-oared crews will be rowed upstream over the four-mile course, and will start at 5.30 o'clock from the New London railroad bridge, finishing opposite "Red Top." The race between the University four-oared crews will start at 10.30 o'clock in the morning and will be rowed downstream, probably from the Navy Yard to the New London railroad bridge. Directly after the finish of the four-oared race the Freshman eights will also...
...main feature of the practice of the crews today was the race of a mile between the University and Freshman eights this afternoon over the last mile of the course. The two crews started even, and the University crew led by about three lengths of open water at the finish. Both boats went at a fairly high stroke all the way, the University eight raising it to 38 to the minute on the last few hundred yards. The University crew took the lead at the start and gradually increased it till the end. Both crews rowed well, but some faults...
...stroke, succeeded, in wearing down their opponents' lead and were about half a length to the good by the time Harvard bridge was reached. At this point Morgan's crew again came to the fore, and the two boats were on even terms for a while. Shortly before the finish Bacon's crew spurted and gained nearly a length, but were unable to hold their distance, and Morgan's men drew up on them, and made the race a tie. There will probably be another trial race between the same two crews tomorrow, after which six men will be selected...
...Freshman fours also raced yesterday, going over a course of about a mile upstream from the Harvard bridge to the Cottage Farm bridge. The crew stroked by Richardson, got the advantage of the start, and maintained its supremacy from start to finish. Superiority in power, combined with a higher rate of stroke, enabled them to draw steadily away and win by about two lengths of open water. As a result of the race six men will be chosen to constitute the Freshman four-oar and substitutes...
...than a length. The time was 7 minutes, 58 seconds. The school boys had the better of the start and in the first mile opened up a lead of two length. Then the reserve strength and better training of the Weld crew began to tell and in a good finish it beat out the High School crew whose spurt was unavailing...