Word: mile
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...second eight. The 1919 shell secured a bad start, but by raising the stroke they soon caught up and held their own until near the finish, when the second crew with a fine spurt shot ahead and won by a length. The race was over the two-mile course upstream...
...afternoon Coaches Herrick and Haines gave all their time to the first eight which, with a favorable tide and a moderately favorable wind, rowed the two-mile course up-stream. The stroke was picked up rapidly at the beginning, 34 being the average, but after the first half-mile Lund steadied it down to between 28 and 30. The first crew looked exceptionally well today, for all eight men were rowing smoothly and the coaches were considerably impressed...
...coaches, however, were not the only ones giving a close eye to this row, for the Eli captain, Seth Low, spent the greater part of the afternoon in launching up and down with Crew A. Low was much interested in the times, which, unofficially, were as follows: Half-mile, 2 minutes, 25 seconds; mile, 4 minutes, 56 seconds; mile and one-half, 7 minutes, 26 seconds; two-mile, 9 minutes, 52 seconds. These times are way above the average, and with respect to the stroke set, they give some idea of the drive of the first crew...
...afternoon Brown stroked the first crew over the four-mile course in the excellent time of 20 minutes, 55 seconds. Brown looked good, but of course would have his hands full to displace a man of Lund's experience. The stroke was kept at about 24 until the last spurt, when it was put up to nearly 40. Wiggin stroked the second boat in Brown's place. The Freshman and second crews went down to the Navy Yard. The coaches took the Freshmen in hand this afternoon, and they showed a decided improvement as a result...
...Yale second and Freshman crews raced a mile, in which the yearlings won by a length. The first eight paddled a length and a half ahead of the seconds and freshmen in an unofficial half-mile race in the afternoon...