Word: race
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...postponed class races were rowed Saturday morning, April 16, over the Back Bay course, down stream, under fair conditions. 1900 won by a length and a half in excellent form. '98 was second, half a length in front of '99, who finished very weak. 1901 brought up the rear with their stern barely overlapping the Junior boat. The time was 9 minutes 52 1-2 seconds. The four crews caught the water well together, '99 taking the lead, and holding it for about three-quarters of a mile. At the bridge the race seemed to be between them...
...Freshman crew will row the B. A. A. a mile race at 5.30 this afternoon. The course will be from the Parkway water gate to the Union Boat Club. The make-up of the crew has been changed, and the order this afternoon will be: Stroke, Locke; 7, Lawrence; 6, Peyton; 5, Wheelwright; 4, Loud; 3, Lyman; 2, Whitney; bow, Endicott; cox, cox., Howe...
...race was started at 10 minutes past six with a rough sea, a steadily increasing northeast wind blowing, and a fine rain falling. '99 caught the water first, but 1900 immediately took the lead, and rowing in splendid form, began to draw away from the other crews. Half way to the bridge they were nearly a length ahead of '98, the second crew, and rowing easily at thirty-two strokes to the minute. '99 was last and 1901 and the Law School eight were just behind the Seniors. This order was maintained through the bridge, though '98 was gaining...
...after passing the bridge all the crews struck very much rougher water; the Sophomore boat which had lost its weather washboard, first felt the effect of the waves and began filling almost immediately. Mr. Lehmann, seeing that there was likely to be trouble, called to the crews that the race was off. Almost as soon as he had done so the Sophomore boat went down. Ninety-eight rowed a few strokes more, when they too sank. A few minutes later '99 also filled...
...five shells were considerably damaged, one especially so, and for this reason it would be impossible to keep the men training through the recess. The race has been given up for this year...