Word: spins
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...short, high stroke. The second crew rowed for nearly a mile but the other boats were sent in earlier. This afternoon Coach Wray accompanied the University crew in a single, and rowed the men for short, hard stretches at top speed. After which they took a short spin with the stroke at 34. The emphasis today was laid particularly on a hard finish with a snappy recovery and a slow, easy slide...
...practice on the Thames today, no shift occurring in any of the three boats. The first and second University crews took a two mile paddle down the river and back this morning. This afternoon all three crews rowed down-stream over the three-mile straight stretch in a practice spin, but no time was given out. Coach Wray also took the men out for pair-oar work-outs, giving each one careful individual instruction...
...University and Freshman crews left for Ithaca last night at 7.30 o'clock, and will arrive there this morning at 11.30 o'clock, after stopping off for breakfast at Auburn. They will have a practice spin on Lake Cayuga this afternoon and tomorrow in preparation for Saturday's race...
...Yale oarsmen arrived yesterday afternoon, and took a practice spin down the river, while the single scullers also took a try-out over their today's course. N. P. Darling '17 and B. Carpenter, Jr., '16 will represent the University in the single sculls, while Yale has sent down G. Burton and S. Gaillard. This race will be one mile in length and go from Cottage Farm bridge to Harvard bridge. The Sophomores will race over the mile and seven-eights course, starting at Cottage Farm bridge also and finishing at the Union Boat Club...
...Nickalls, coach of the Yale university crew, and several of the Yale oarsmen were down at crew practice yesterday, and followed the boats in the "John Harvard." The University crew took a practice spin over the Henley distance while the launch was following...