Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...School eight over the mile and a quarter course in the Charles river basin Saturday afternoon by two lengths and a half. The Freshmen were handicapped by the fact that they had been together only a week and had been trained for the slower stroke of a two-mile race. The times were 6 minutes and 10 seconds and 6 minutes and 17 seconds...
...race started at 6.18 o'clock. The Freshmen caught the water first and began rowing a 32 stroke to Springfield's 34. They gained slightly, but at the quarter-mile Springfield, was drawing ahead. At the Harvard bridge the Freshman coxswain had to steer so close to the other shell to avoid, a raft that Jose at 2 in the Harvard boat struck his oar against that of Hicks, Springfield's number 7, and caught a slight crab. From this point the superiority of the Springfield crew was apparent, and they finished well together, with a strong spurt...
...Freshman second crew will race Springfield High School on the Charles river this afternoon at 6 o'clock. The race will be rowed downstream over the one and one-quarter mile course, ending at the Union boathouse. Owing to the unfavorable condition of the tide in the middle of the afternoon it was found necessary to set a late hour for the start...
...Cornell in the good time of 1m., 58 3-5s. M. B. Van Brunt '08 was fifth in this heat. In the second heat H. F. Miller, Jr., '08 took the lead at the start and ran the first quarter in fast time. Towards the end of the race, however, he was passed by several of the field, Haskins of Pennsylvania winning, with Coe of Michigan and French of Cornell close behind. The fourth heat went to Ramey of Michigan, with Baker of Swarthmore second and Chandler of Cornell third. The outcome of the final race today is made...
Shaw of Dartmouth, Hubbard of Amherst, and Garrels of Michigan drew separate heats in the high hurdles and each secured first place. The final race this afternoon should be one of the best events on the program. W. M. Rand '09 ran a pretty race and has an excellent chance for fourth place...