Word: raced
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University Sophomore crew won the race against Yale on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in the three years that the races have been held. Yale won the single sculls event. For the first quarter of a mile only was there any doubt which 1917 boat would win out. The start was at Cottage Farm bridge. After the first quarter mile the Sophomores slowed down to a low, powerful stroke. The lead was steadily increased. Just before the finish Henderson urged his men on to a final spurt with which they swept across the line a good three lengths...
...single sculls race was very close all the way down. S. Gaillard, of Yale, and N. P. Darling '17 had it nip and tuck until the finish, when Gaillard pulled away and finished a length ahead...
...class crew and single scull races against Yale will be held in the Basin this afternoon. The times finally set for the events are single sculls at 4.10 o'clock, and the class race at 4.30 o'clock...
...took a practice spin down the river, while the single scullers also took a try-out over their today's course. N. P. Darling '17 and B. Carpenter, Jr., '16 will represent the University in the single sculls, while Yale has sent down G. Burton and S. Gaillard. This race will be one mile in length and go from Cottage Farm bridge to Harvard bridge. The Sophomores will race over the mile and seven-eights course, starting at Cottage Farm bridge also and finishing at the Union Boat Club...
...further been decided to add a compromise race besides the wherry and single sculls. The blue-books are open for entries for this event...