Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...undoubtedly strong, control their slides pretty well and know what a four mile course is. On these acconts there is absolutely no reason why they should not make a very great improvement in speed in the next few weeks. The launch in doing very well. It is unusual that a Harvard launch should run for a whole month without getting blown up. The following men are rowing as substitutes: Rantoul '92, Jones '92, Powers '92, Porter...
...risen from last to second, and may hope in another year to carry off the honors. Ninety-two will have two more chances for victory, and though disappointed this year may look to the future with confidence. No one deserves more praise than Ninety-three. The crew showed both speed and staying power, and ought to make a creditable record at New London next month...
...good but most of the men get too much body-swing and shirk the finish. They have the good point of getting their hands away quickly and being prompt with their bodies on the recover. Though probably slow at the present day they are laying a good foundation for speed later on. Carpenter, L. S., has been coaching. The men are as follows: Stroke, Rantoul; Kidder 7, Steedman 6, Stearns 5, Hubbard 4, Porter 3, Weed 2, Cheney...
...near the bow are lowered, i. e. the boat assumes the shape of a screw. The cross bracing devised by the builders of the past year is simply a scheme to prevent this twisting. Mr. Davy's boat looks very well and if anything can be judged of its speed by the work put on it will probably be fast...
...April. For the past week the rowing has been done in the gymnasium. The drill has been entirely on the elementary principles of using the bodies and slides. From this time on there will be more attention paid to the finer points of body-work and watermanship. Since the speed of a crew depends on its mastery of details, the progress of it can best be judged by the speed and thoroughness with which every man acquires these fine points. Good time is a difficult thing absolutely necessary to a fast crew; in the present crew the time has been...