Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...proved to be very exciting. The Weld crew had the advantage during the early part of the race, but during the last mile, the lead shifted back and forth until within a short distance of the finish, when the Newell crew spurted and won by less than a quarter of a length. Time 11 minutes and 6 seconds...
...intended to have the crews take a time row yesterday, but the extremely high tide prevented it. The practice consisted in rowing to the Union Boathouse and back in stretches of various lengths, one of which was in the form of a brush of a mile and a quarter between the first eight and the Freshmen. The Freshmen were some-want hampered by the weight in the stern, Coach Perkins having taken the coxswain's seat, and on this account were unable to keep up and finished three lengths behind. Coach Higginson yesterday made a special efforts...
There will be caps for the winners in all events. The Garcelon-Bremer cups for high and low hurdles, the Wells cup for the quarter-mile run, and the Blakemore cup for the two-mile run will also be awarded. The name of the winner of the Wells cup is engraved on the cup and he retains possession of it for one year...
Both figures are exactly one-quarter life size. That of the athlete has been accepted at the Paris Salon, and that of the sprinter at the Royal Canadian Academy, and at the Royal Academy of London...
...start of ten seconds and won by about half a length, having, from the start, gained steadily. Up to the last half mile of the race neither eight rowed a stroke exceeding 30 to the minute, and most of the time both rowed steadily at 28. When within a quarter of a mile of the finish, both crews spurted, and the first, by rowing a slightly higher stroke gained another quarter of a length. The water was somewhat choppy, but did not materially affect the time, which was not especially encouraging...