Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Harvard Training Quarters, Red Top, New London, Conn., June 11, 1912.--A warm day with a light breeze on the water gave the crews the first ideal conditions for rowing that they have had since arriving here. The morning work consisted of a mile and a half row, the University eight rowing 28 strokes to the minute, and the Freshman about two points higher. The latter had gained almost a length at the mile and a quarter mark when both crews raised the stroke above thirty and the University pulled ahead with half a length to spare...
About six o'clock all the crews went out again, the two eights paddling down stream three miles, and on the return were given a mile race. The Freshmen rowed a slightly higher stroke and gained the lead only to lose it a quarter mile from the boathouse, when both crews raised the stroke to 35. Both eights are going very well at present, the Freshmen in particular are showing fine form as compared with past Freshman crews. The rhythm and time of the University crew are much improved and the fault of clipping the catch at a high stroke...
...return trip were given a half-mile brush. The Freshmen stole half a length at the start, but were not called back. The 1915 men rowed in splendid form, and the University eight had difficulty in overhauling them. At the finish the University boat was a quarter of a length in the lead...
Both eights left the mark rowing about 34 strokes to the minute. The Varsity pulled a quarter of a length ahead, then lowered the stroke to 30 and at the half-mile to 28. The Freshmen throughout rowed two points higher than the Varsity. At the mile and a half flag they were about a length behind. Then Coach Wray ordered them to spurt. The stroke was raised to 36 and they pulled up on even terms with the University eight, which in turn raised the stroke to 34 and was half a length ahead of the Freshmen when they...
...quarter-mile event Harvard has three good men, but they will have to compete against the best men in the country Reidpath of Syracuse seems to have the best chance of breaking the tape, since he has travelled the distance this year in record time. Fogg of Syracuse has been a close second to his team-mate in all their races this spring, but will not run because of a bad tendon. Barron will have Bennett of Cornell, Haff of Pennsylvania, and Farrar of Yale to contend with for second place...