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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stroke of 35, closely followed by the Freshmen, the Sophomores and the Juniors. The Law School oat got away last, rowing a 38 stroke. At the half-mile the Seniors still held their lad with a steady stroke of 34. the Freshmen were about a quarter of a length behind. A little farther to the rear were the Sophomores, and behind them the Juniors. The Law, School crew was last. As the crews approached the bridge the Law School boat gained on the Juniors and the Sophomores, whose boat, by this time, was rapidly filling. The Freshmen...
...Michell 3G. will act as referee today, and the halves will be twenty minutes in length. The line-up will be: 1904. 1905 Leake, g. g., Kidder Tufts, p. p., Phillips Hawes, c.p. c.p., Lehmann Atwood, 1 d. 1 d., Harrison Kibbey, 2 d. 2 d., Dall Hoguet, 3 d. 3 d., Rice Bennett, c. c., Adams Hersey, 3 a. 3 a., Baldwin Bourne, 2 a. 2 a., Outerbridge Edwards, 1 a. 1 a., Blaxter Smith, o.h. o.h., Hays French, i.h. i.h., Bollard
...clock, the Weld crew being placed next to the Beacon street wall, with the Newell on the outside. Both crews caught the water together, and soon settled down to a stroke of 32. The Weld boat shortly began to forge ahead, and at the Harvard Bridge led by a length and half. This lead was gradually increased to a margin of three lengths at the finish, just before which the Weld crew spurted. The time was 10 minutes and 24 seconds...
...Senior race started at about 5.10 o'clock with the Newell crew next the wall, and a stronger wind than in the previous race. The Weld boat got under way first and at the half mile was a length ahead. Just before reaching Harvard Bridge the Weld crew was rowing a 33 stroke to the Newell's 32, and at this rate was able to increase its lead to two lengths by the time the mile and a quarter mark was reached, although the Newell crew spurted just after passing the bridge. At the finish the Weld boat...
...next to the wall with the first Newell in the middle and the second Weld on the outside. The first Weld took a slight lead at the start with a stroke of 35, but settled down to a 33 before reaching Harvard Bridge. The lead of half a length at the bridge was gradually increased, until at the finish the Weld boat led by over two lengths. The time of the race was 11 minutes and 16 seconds...