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Dates: during 1890-1899
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LONDON, June 12. - The wind had almost subsided when the Cornell crew went over the course this afternoon. The crew, consisting of Matthews, Spillman, Hagen, Freeborn, Fennell, Dyer, Louis, and Hall(stroke), rowed a quarter of a mile down and back at a 46-stroke, after which they turned and went to the Fawley Court boat house. On the way to the boat house they made several short spins of about half a minute each, which were taken at about the same rate. The bodies of the men were even and steady. The boat rolled a little and their stroke...
...members of the Henley Club. In the Cornell boat were Matthews, Bentley, Roe, Freeborn, Shape, Hall, Louis, H. Hamilton(stroke). On the way down the Americans had the lead, but at the start, the boats were even. The Henley crew then immediately began to draw away, and were a quarter of a length ahead by the time they had pulled sixteen strokes, when they stopped rowing, having broken a rowlock string...
...second start was made after the damage had been repaired and the Henley boat again secured a lead. Cornell, however, soon showed in front, but Henley again drew up about level, and both crews ceased rowing, having covered a distance of a quarter of a mile. The boats were put about and the crews rowed from Bushey Gate to Henley Bridge against the stream. The Henley crew took a length's start, rowing 36 strokes to the minute. Cornell, pulling 46, overtook them in about two hundred yards, when Henley again began to draw away. The rowing of the Americans...
...Oxford-Cambridge team will probably include Fry for the 100 yards dash and the broad jump, Oakley of Oxford for the broad jump and hurdles, Horan of Cambridge for the three mile and half mile runs, Lutyens of Cambridge for the mile run, Jordan of Oxford for the quarter mile run and the 100 yard dash, Robertson of Oxford for the hammer throwing, Williams of Cambridge for the 100 yards dash, Fitzherbert of Cambridge for the quarter mile run, and Johnson of Cambridge for the hurdles and hammer throwing...
...Coach Watson, who believes that a crew that is to row a long race of four miles should practice long pulls, sent the crew over the full course from Gales Ferry to Thames Bridge, this evening. They pulled exceedingly well and hit up the speed on the last quarter of the course. Hollister has entirely recovered from the tonsilitis and has taken his place in the boat, succeeding Stillman. The freshman crew practiced on the upper part of the course today. Both crews are in good condition. The weather has been cool and raw, northeast and east winds prevailing...