Word: mile
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Saturday the University crew paddled down to the two-mile flag, then turned round and came back to the flag opposite Red Top, rowing a slow stroke most of the way, but quickening to 31 for the last half-mile. The time for the upstream two miles was very slow--10 minutes 56 seconds...
...relay team lost to the University in February, but steadily improved. At the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival the team equalled the world's record in the two-mile race...
...Conn., June 15.--The feature of today's practice of the University crews was a brush between Crews A and B this afternoon. Both these shells paddled up to the two-mile mark in stretches rowing about 28 strokes to the minute. At this point the second crew was given a length's start, and both crews settled down for a long stretch, Crew A rowing about 27 and the seconds working at a slighter higher stroke. At the three-fourths mile mark the first eight raised the stroke, but Crew B shot up a corresponding amount...
...mile and one-half mark saw both crews coming down well with Crew B still in the lead, although the firsts were pulling strong. An eddy just before the finish almost lost the race for Crew B, but the superior drive of these men was too much for such a natural hindrance as an eddy, and University A finished a little more than a length in the rear...
Over at Gales Ferry more interesting happenings took place than for some few days. This morning the freshmen beat the junior eight by two lengths in a two-mile race. The wind was directly behind these crews, but at the mile mark the time was caught for 5 minutes 11 seconds, which is good time. The first crew was out on two regulation paddles today, and gave the best account of itself since the season started...