Word: rows
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...yesterday with the crew of the Union Boat Club, was beaten by about a length and a quarter in an upstream race from the Union Boat, Club to the Harvard Bridge. The time was five minutes flat. In the order of the first, the only change was that Bowditch rowed 7 in place of Duffy, who is sick. The second and third crews took only a very short row...
...second University will race the Cornell second, over a two-mile course, Saturday, May 28, on Lake Cayuga, New York. The Freshman crew will row against Worcester High School, on Lack Quinsigamond, on the same date. Thus far it has shown steady improvement in its work. Yesterday Bacon stroked in place of Farley, as the latter is sick, and Goodale took Bacon's place...
...three University crews were given a trial row yesterday over the regular course, starting at the railroad bridge and finishing at the Union Boat Club. The third crew had a start of five lengths and the second a start of two lengths. The first crew gained steadily and overtook the second at Harvard Bridge, where the third led by about a length. A quarter of a mile below the bridge the first crew overtook the third, with the second half a length behind. From this point the first crew lacked power and a strong drive and hurried the recover...
...graded crew rowing at the Weld and Newell Clubs has so far been very unsatisfactory. The limited number of men who responded to the call for candidates at each club on Tuesday has made it possible to form only five crews in all: three at the Newell and two at the Weld. There is but a small amount of experienced material and owing to the bad weather this week, the crews have held very little practice. The second and third Newell crews have been unable to row on the river because of a lack of coxswains...
More men are needed at the both clubs. So far only one coxswain has reported at the Newell and for this reason the third Newell was unable to go out. Three crews will row daily from each boathouse; the Weld crews under the direction of Rice, the Newell crews under the direction of Vail. The graded crew races will be held about...