Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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HARVARD CREW QUARTERS, RED TOP, CT., June 17, 1907.--The work for the crews here today was moderately light. In the morning the University crew went downstream for a mile, and then returned up the river to Red Top, after which it again went downstream for half a mile before leaving the water. The Freshman crew covered a mile and a half in easy stretches. Buxton, who has rowed regularly at 4, is threatened with the mumps, and has been quarantined. Vogel took his place and Loring was put in at 2 in the four-oared in Vogel's position...
...June 11, 1907-Today the University crew had the hardest work of the season. This morning the crew went down over the first half-mile of the course at thirty strokes to the minute, and then continued downstream another mile and a half and back at easy stretches. The river was rough and much water was shipped. In the afternoon the men rowed downstream to the railroad bridge in short stretches and returned up the four-mile course without a stop. No time was taken as the stroke was kept slow all the way. The boat spaced well between strokes...
...clock, the wind having gone down, all the crews were sent on an easy row for three miles up the river and back again. The pace was never increased above a slow paddle. While out in the afternoon Griswold unfortunately cut his hand. All the other men were in good condition...
...Freshman second crew lost to the Springfield High 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...
...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...