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...practice of the University crew yesterday afternoon in preparation for the Cornell race was very light. The men paddled slowly down stream to the Longwood bridge and returned in easy stretches to the University boathouse. On the way up stream two starts were tried. The boat maintained an even keel...
...Furlong found no clew to the position of the boat in documents, but from a chance acquaintance, whose father had seen the event. There remained of the hull only the ribs and keel two fathoms deep in sand and covered with fossilized matter
Yesterday the work was lighter than Thursday. The crew rowed down stream about a quarter of a mile below the Harvard bridge and returned to the University boathouse in short stretches. The rowing was an improvement upon the day before, as the boat was on an even keel most of the time, and spaced well, making as much as seven feet each stroke for some distance on the way up stream...
During the past week the men have all shown marked improvement. The boat was on an even keel and spaced out well between the strokes, which were clean and lively. The stern four especially, were in good form. Newhall at 7 reached well out on the catch and at 6 R. Bacon appeared to have corrected his faulty finish, getting his shoulders well into play throughout the stroke. At number 4 Glass also showed improvement. He used his arms well and his body motion on the recovery was much smoother than it has previously been this season...
...instead of Blagden. In a row upstream as far as the Birghton bridge an unusually slow stroke was kept and Coach Wray paid special attention to lengthening the pull through the water. The men's catch was regular throughout, the boat spaced well and rode on a very even keel. The new shell, which is being built by W. H. Davy, of Cambridge, will probably be ready for use about...