Word: race
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock the University crew will row its annual race with Cornell over a two-mile straightaway course on Lake Cayuga. The Cornell crew will be exactly the same eight which defeated the second University crew by a little over a length in a mile and 550 yards course at the American Henley Regatta last Saturday. The University crew will row in its regular order, as Waid returned to No. 7 Thursday...
...been rowing twice a day, for the most part taking very light work. The crew has been together now for over three months, and although the weather conditions have been unusually poor this spring, the crew has developed into an exceptionally powerful and fast eight. Since the Columbia race on April 17, the order has been unchanged except for the absence of R. Cutler for one day and the temporary illness of Waid during the last few days. The men are much better together than they were a month ago and the crew has improved materially. The boat moves...
Merrihew has made the fastest time of the year in the 440-yard run and is looked upon as the probable winner. Hitchcock of Cornell is a fast runner and may be stronger than Merrihew for tomorrow's race. LaMontagne of Yale has been rapidly regaining his form and may show enough improvement to be among the foremost. DeSelding is the only one of last year's point winners remaining, and with Blumer, who will probably enter this event, should materially strengthen Harvard's chances...
...clubs will leave Ithaca immediately after the boat race Monday, returning on the special train with the crew and baseball team...
...crew was not able to go out until the afternoon as the shells did not arrive on time. When the eight went out at 5 o'clock Waid was in his regular place at No. 7 and it is now assured that he will row in the race. As the water was rough and there was a light rain falling the crew held only light practice, accompanied by Coach Wray in a single scull...