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...Yale University crew will race against Annapolis this afternoon over the regular course on the Severn. The chances for this race are slightly in favor of Annapolis, owing to the delayed development of the Yale crew this year on account of the numerous losses which it has sustained...
...Weld crew defeated the Annapolis eight Saturday afternoon by ten feet in one of the most closely contested and, considering the unfavorable conditions, one of the fastest races ever seen over the two mile course on the Severn...
...this way for a mile and a half the two eights side by side fought up the Severn against tide and wind. Occasionally, the Annapolis crew would creep up on the Weld, and then a short spurt by the latter would again leave them them eight or ten feet behind. Throughout, the Naval Academy crew rowed several points higher than the Weld, but at no time did they lead...
...night on the Fall River boat for New York and will arrive in Annapolis at about 2 o'clock today. The shell will be rigged and put in readiness for use by Lynch, the Weld boat builder, this morning, so that the crew can do light work on the Severn this afternoon. The squad will return on the midnight train from New York Sunday night...
...race will be held on the regular two-mile course from outside the mouth of the Severn up into the river, late Saturday afternoon, the exact time depending on the weather...