Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will be well to remember that some little cheering must be done at the game this afternoon ; undergraduates will accordingly see to it that their vocal strength is not too severely overtaxed at the race...
Today, as is well known, the class races take place on the Charles River course. For months the four crews have been faithfully training for this event, and for months the college has watched with increasing interest the improvements which have taken place in the different crews. It is probably safe to say that seldom, in any class race, have the four crews been in better condition than they are at present. This is especially true of the three upper classes, who, from their longer experience in rowing, have a decided advantage over the freshman crew, which has, moreover, been...
Several of the classes have procured tugs in which to follow and encourage their respective crews. This custom was started last year by '85, and offers such a good opportunity for a large number of men to witness the race that it bids fair to become a regular feature of the class races...
This afternoon at half-past twelve o'clock the annual class races will take place, provided that no postponement is necessary on account of the weather. The course is straight away from the Brookline bridge to the Union boat-house, a distance of one and seveneighths miles. The races are always rowed with the tide; but as east winds are very common, very few races have been rowed on this course in less than eleven minutes. Last year the '83 crew won easily in 11.30 and the year before last '82 won in 12.43. The best record is 9.4, made...
...sophomores and juniors, since December; and the seniors, since January. Until March all the crews were rowing the same stroke, but upon taking to the water, the seniors adopted a somewhat different one, which has been previously explained. They had soon learned it to perfection and were in racing condition two weeks ago, at the time of their race with the university crew. Since then, the other crews have also made rapid improvement, so that no one crew can be called the decided favorite today. The general opinion among those who have watched the progress of the crews is that...