Word: miles
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Naval Academy crew defeated the University of Pennsylvania eight by seven lengths in a two mile race on Saturday. The time...
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...crew won a close and exciting race from the Weld intermediate and junior crews yesterday over the regular mile and a half course in the basin. The start was made at the Union Boat Club. B. A. A. caught the water first and soon had a lead of half a length. The intermediates and juniors followed in order. At Harvard Bridge the Weld crews spurted and cut B. A. A. 's lead down somewhat, but the latter continued to forge ahead and won by a length and a half from the intermediates. The juniors brought up the rear three-quarters...
...first attempt at a start resulted in a foul by Worcester, but the crews got away in good style the second time. Nineteen hundred caught the water first and led by about a length at the half mile. On the last half Worcester pulled up, but the Freshmen spurted at the finish and won by half a length. They rowed about 36 strokes to the minute and kept well together. There was a tendency, however, to shorten on the finish. The Worcester crew rowed a short professional stroke...