Word: henley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...long, however. The Henley flags were scarcely 100 yards distant and Bassett reciprocated the Unions' move by an equal advance in pace which soon squared matters. There was nothing to do now but dig and trust to luck and both sets of oarsmen taxed their reserve power to the limit in those final seconds. All to no purpose, however, for the two prows cut the line at the same instant, registering a dead heat...
When the second and third University crews meet the Union Boat Club eight over the Henley at 5.30 o'clock this afternoon, they will face a combination which includes in its membership oarsmen representing six different colleges or rowing clubs...
...complete the quota. The Unions will be under a considerable handicap today, being without the services of Davis, who rowed bow till three days ago, and of stroke Leighton who strained his back recently and will not be able to enter the race. However, in several contests over the Henley course in the past few weeks the crew has showed to good effect and should press the University oarsmen to the limit...
Crew C again demonstrated a fair margin over the Juniors in a race over the Henley yesterday, winning by one and a half lengths. It was steady rowing, combined with a timely spurt at the finish, that gave the third eight the advantage. Starting off about even, the two shells went along on even terms for a few hundred yards, but with Crew C creeping steadily to the fore and at the mile mark they were but half a length apart. Here Bradford raised the stroke, however, and added another length between Harvard bridge and the Henley flags...
...injury to one of its members, the race between the University and Technology junior crews, scheduled for Saturday, has been cancelled. In order to fill this date the crew management has arranged for the Union Boat Club eight to take on crews B and C over the Henley distance tomorrow...