Word: racing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...race between the University eights will start opposite "Red Top" at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and will be rowed four miles down stream, finishing at the rialroad bridge...
...annual boat races between the Harvard and Yale University eights and four-oars, and the Freshman eights, will be rowed on the Thames at New London on Thursday, June 28. The first race, between the Freshman eights, will start at 10 o'clock under the railroad bridge and will finish two miles upstream, at the Navy Yard. Immediately afterwards, the University four-oars will start at this point and row upstream two miles to a point opposite "Red Top," the University crew quarters...
...reason the races are postponed, they may be rowed at any time before 7 o'clock in the afternoon; but it they are postponed until the following day, each race will be one hour later than scheduled for Thursday...
This afternoon both eights went about two miles together. A slow stroke was kept by both the crews. The two four-oared crews had a race of one and one-half miles this afternoon. The freshmen started a length ahead but were a length behind at the finish. The work was very smooth, although no time was given...
Tickets on the observation train for the boat race are now on sale at Leavitt & Peirce's and at the office of the Athletic Association for $2.50 each...