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...race with the second crew last Saturday over a course of three and seven-eighths miles the University crew, which started 12 seconds behind its opponent, was about a length and a half in the lead at the finish, opposite the Union boathouse. At the Longwood bridge the University crew was forced to slacken speed in order to allow the second crew to go through the draw, thus losing about four lengths. At this point the Freshman crew entered the race, but on account of the weakness of one of its members, withdrew a half-mile below Harvard bridge...
...University crew race with Cornell, to be rowed on the Charles river May 27. This will be the first university race ever rowed on the Charles. It will be over the regular mile and seven-eighths course, starting at the Union Boat Club and finishing at the Longwood bridge. The start will probably be made late in the afternoon...
...afternoon, May 27, a picked crew from the University squad will race Cornell on the Charles river. This will take the place of the usual second crew race at Ithaca, and is the first inter university race ever held on the Charles river. The start will be at the Longwood bridge, and the finish at the Union boathouse, making a 1 and 7-8 mile course...
...buildings of the new Medical School, situated on a plot of 26 acres, bounded by Longwood avenue, Huntington avenue, and Villa street, Brookline, are now about two-thirds completed, and will be ready for occupation by the first of January, 1906. Although, owing to difficulty in procuring sufficiently large block of marble, the work has been somewhat delayed, the walls and roofs of all the building-except the Administration building and the power house are now finished...
...result of the proposed improvements o the basin, plans for the improvement of the bridges below the University boathouse have been definitely arranged. The Longwood bridge and the low railroad bride beside it will both be raised under authority of an act passed this year by the last state legislature. A new and wider bridge will be built connecting Boylston street, Cambridge, with Harvard street, Allston, thus affording a better approach to Soldiers Field. The act authorizing this bridge was also passed by the legislature...