Word: rowe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University four-oar--crew was yesterday afternoon defeated by a scrub crew in a practice row over a half-mile course. The crews kept very close together until nearly the end of the race, when the scrub crew pulled ahead, winning by about half a length...
Gales Ferry, June 8.--This afternoon for the first time, under almost perfect weather conditions the Yale University crew rowed downstream over the regular four-mile course finishing at the railroad bridge in the fast time of 20m., 40 2-5s. The crew was followed by Coach Kennedy and several substitutes in the launch. The boat spaced smoothly over the water, and the men seemed little tired by the long row. Owing to Daly's enforced absence, Ortmeyer was tried at two, and rowed extremely well...
...University crew was given a long row yesterday afternoon down to the basin and back again above the boathouse. A slow stroke was practised to give the men better control, and special attention was paid to correcting the tendency to rush the slides. Tappan was put back in his former position at two, where Farley has been rowing for the last week. No changes have been made in the order of the four...
...University crew was given an easy row yesterday afternoon as far as Harvard bridge. The new shell, just finished by W. H. Davy of Cambridge, was tried for the first time and proved very satisfactory. It will be used regularly from now on and will be taken to New London. No changes have been made in the orders of the University crews...
...clock yesterday afternoon the Cornell crew took an easy row over the mile and seven-eighths course on the Charles river. The crew rowed together much better than on Thursday, and Coach Courtney was satisfied with the work. As it is too early in the season to introduce a fast stroke, it is not probable that the Cornell crew will row a much higher stroke than 32 this afternoon...