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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Coach Haines gave the second University crew a rest this morning after the strenuous time trials of yesterday, and spent several hours in a first hand observation of the individual work of the first eight. The coach took F. B. Lothario's seat at number four after a short trial race with the 1922 oarsmen...
...Conn., June 11. -- All three crews took short rows in the morning, spending most of the time practising starts. The first eight, paced in turn by the second and Freshman crews, had a time trial in the afternoon, the result of which was not very satisfactory. The time was 22 minutes and 17 seconds, and at the end of the two mile point the first crew was a length behind the second oarsmen. This is not serious, however, for the second only counted on rowing two miles, while the University eight had to make allowance for a course just twice...
...three days this morning, the crews took a strong paddle of three miles, at the end of which the first eight led by half a length. The Freshman and second boats then returned to the quarters, while Coach Haines took the first University, oarsmen back in a series of short stretches...
...afternoon the University crews repeated the program of the morning, with the exception that all three eights did short sprints. Special attention was paid to the start the recovery...
Yesterday was given over to comparative rest. The Freshmen took a four-mile walk, while the University rowers went for a short cruise in G. L. Batchelder's auxillary yawl, the "Dorello." Most of the time that has not been taken up with actual rowing, has been spent in quarters on account of the cold and rain. Rubber boots have been issued and are worn by the men outside...