Word: float
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Yale crews were given a half-hour's practice yesterday morning and were again sent out at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The freshmen started from the float first, and rowed well together, keeping the shell on an even keel and not shipping any water. After going to the Navy Yard the freshman crew returned to the float. Their stroke on the return was marked by ragged blade work, although a flood tide gave them considerable assistance...
...rowed a higher stroke throughout the race. Just below the Harvard bridge the University crew passed the second and gained during the remainder of the race, especially in the spurt when Filley raised the stroke to 33. Just after the finish the University shell ran aground alongside the float at the Union Boat Club. On the way down stream the shell also ran aground on a bar just above the Longwood bridge...
...stream the boat lurched continually to port and the blade work was rough. After returning to the float the crew went out in a fresh order and the boat was steadier. Kennard was moved to 5 where he rowed before the recess, and his place filled by Faulkner, who was in turn replaced by Severance...
...short stretches rowing by fours and eights, while Wray coached from a single scull. The work was not as satisfactory as yesterday. Both boats spaced well between strokes. The University crew rowed in much smoother form than the second and the men appeared to catch together better. The float at the University boathouse will probably be in position today and the crews will row on the river regularly unless it freezes over again. There will be no rowing tomorrow, but the crews will report as usual Friday...
GALE'S FERRY, June 21.--A few minutes after the first crew paddled out from its float tonight for a six-mile row up stream, the launch "John Harvard" steamed over to the Yale quarters and followed the crew over the entire course, keeping less than fifty yards behind. The men in the shell were told not to exert themselves during the trial, to prevent the Harvard coaches from judging their merits. They rowed an easy stroke of less than 29 throughout, and were accompanied by the freshman crew...