Word: paces
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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University B and C started as though they meant to burn each other out. Both were doing close to 40 at the start, and quickly jumped ahead of the University 150-pound crew which, although rowing well, could not keep pace with its heavier opponents. The seconds had better proportion to their stroke, and slowly pulled ahead so that after three quarters of a mile had been covered they were nearly half a length to the good...
Even before the close of the opening spurt the C crew appeared to be gaining and by the time the one-mile mark was reached the seconds were three lengths behind. Mumford maintained the stroke and since Bradford was unable to compete with his rivals' pace the C crew gained four more lengths in the remaining distance...
There was but a short stretch remaining in which to decide the matter. Both crews seemed to realize this at the same time for both strokes called on their men for a last effort and both shells answered with an identical increase in speed. Thayer, setting the pace for the Unions, now made a final effort to break the dead-lock. The stroke in the graduate shell was already in the neighborhood of 34, but it was raised to 36 and inch by inch the older men drew ahead...
...long, however. The Henley flags were scarcely 100 yards distant and Bassett reciprocated the Unions' move by an equal advance in pace which soon squared matters. There was nothing to do now but dig and trust to luck and both sets of oarsmen taxed their reserve power to the limit in those final seconds. All to no purpose, however, for the two prows cut the line at the same instant, registering a dead heat...
...Harvard all the way in the 150-pound race. Getting off to a rather poor start, the Crimson crew got together in quick time and settled down to a high but steady stroke. Fast as was the pace set by French, it was out-done by the M. I. T. shell which registered close to 42 for the first minute. Honors were even for the first few hundred yards with Harvard rowing easily beside their strong opponent, but at the quarter the superior power of the Crimson oarsmen began to tell and Tech commenced to drop steadily behind...