Word: raced
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hard at the end of the stroke, the result being that the boat stops between strokes, instead of gliding along evenly and smoothly as it should. Captain Cook not will begin to coach the crew regularly until after June 10, but from that time until after the Harvard race he will be with them constantly. Early in May, Captain Rogers, '87, will take charge of the crew and look after them until the arrival of Captain Cook. Nothing is definitely settled yet in regard to the proposed race between Yale and Cambridge, England. Yale has written to Captain Mullbury...
...Columbia freshmen have refused to row Yale, '92, next June in a separate race, but will enter a three-cornered race with Harvard and Yale, if Harvard will consent. The Yale News, in speaking of this, says: "It would seem that the proposition of a three-cornered race would be willingly accepted by Harvard, as she would still row but one race and at the same time have an opportunity which she can not but desire of meeting the Yale freshman crew...
This is the old question again that has been decided practically in the same way this year as last. In the opinion of our boating men there is not room enough on the New London course for three boats to race with equal advantages. Harvard would be willing to meet the Yale freshman crew, but this year our freshmen must beat Columbia, has beaten us in the last two years and this year we can not take any chance that will be to our disadvantage...
...crew will row Columbia and University of Pennsylvania at New London on June 27. If a race can be arranged with Yale or Harvard this race will come before the triangular one. From New London the crew will go to Philadelplna to row for the Childs cup with Columbia and Pennsylvania, between June 27 and July 4. If they are in Philadelphia on July 4, they will row for the Sharpless...
...keep the boat jumping between the strokes, all jerking appearance is avoided by the simultaneous heave of the shoulders at the end of the stroke. Indeed, the dominent virtue of this system of rowing is its smoothness and freedom from all apparent effort. Even in the excitement of a race, when the men are trying to pull the blades off the oars, the continuous pendulum-like motion of the body at the end of the stroke effectually veils their frantic efforts...