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...Careless steering through the second bridge lost the distance again. Both crews made a very low stroke, seldom going above 29 and frequently dropping so low as 27, which is attributed to fear on the part of the new men that they could not last the distance. At the Longwood bridge Ayer's crew had reduced the distance between the eights to three lengths, and at Harvard bridge Bullard's crew was still leading by that distance. For the last mile both crews rowed with more snap and life, raising the stroke gradually to 32 and at the finish...
...Freshman interclub boat race will be rowed this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, over the regular mile and seven-eighths course down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat House. The corresponding crews of each club will start side by side, the first crews in the middle of the river and the thirds next to the Beacon street wall. After the race about twenty men will be chosen to form a squad from which the final Freshman eight will be selected. G. Bancroft '02, H. Bullard '02 and Mr. Higginson will pick the men for the squad...
...been definitely decided to hold the Freshman interclub boat races on Wednesday at 5.30 o'clock. The crews will row down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club...
...race for the class crew championship will be rowed this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, that for the losing crews of Monday at 8. The course will be down stream, starting at the Longwood Bridge, and finishing at the Union Boat Club, a distance of a mile and seven-eighths. This will give the crews the benefit of a strong ebb tide, and, other conditions being favorable, good time should be made...
...class races, to decide which crews shall enter the finals for the class championship on Friday, will be rowed this afternoon, beginning at 5.30 o'clock. The races will start at the Union Boat House, and will follow the regular mile and seven-eighth course up-stream to the Longwood Bridge. The Weld crews will row on the outside, and the Newell on the inside course, next to the Beacon street wall. The order of the races will be: 1904 Weld vs. 1904 Newell at 5.30; 1903 Weld vs. 1903 Newell at 5.45; 1902 Weld vs. 1902 Newell...