Word: raced
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Some Radcliffe girls may lose their shirts on Saturday if they lose the first annual Haines Trophy race against a combination Harvard civilian crew made up of former members of the first three boats. Radcliffe's coach is getting her Varsity in shape this week by running along the bank shouting pointers...
Coach Bert Haines' eight will be stroked by Roger A. Pellaton'47, who will match oars with co-captains Dorothy and Jane Driscoll, twin sisters who row seven and stroke, respectively, for the annex. Advance reports say the half-mile race will be 1945's best-attended regatta...
Hard hit by the loss of Pete Roll, ace oarsman, the Crimson eight succumbed Tech and Cornell in the second race the 1945 racing season on the Charles River last Saturday. A strong cross current which threw the Crimson off a eight course, was also a major factor the defeat...
Though at the start of the race it speared as if the Varsity would repeat its strong performance of the previous Saturday, the crowds along the river bank and on the two river bridges were doomed to disappointment. Breaking bell, the eight won and held the lead for three eighths of a mile, but fell behind at the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, never to be in the race again. The last mile and three-eights were all Tech and Cornell...
Between Massachusetts Avenue and the Longfellow Bridge, the crew steadily lost ground, ending the race a good length behind Cornell, and one and a half lengths behind victorious Tech. The Harvard boat's drift off course was instrumental in determining the winner...