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...short time. Then the University crew rowing a slightly lower stroke began to pick up. Soon after passing the half-mile mark the University eight passed the Yale boat and was not threatened thereafter. Between the mile and the mile and a half flags the Yale crew made a spurt, which the University crew met successfully. After that the race was never in question. The University crew, rowing at about 32 strokes to the minute, drew away steadily until at the finish a slight spurt, which took the stroke up to 38, resulted in a ten length lead. Yale finished...
...Cottage Farm Bridge. They then tried two racing starts, one against and one with the wind. The water was rough, but both times the University crew seemed to go well, and rowing about 36 strokes a minute drew a half a length ahead of the second in a short spurt. Another start was tried above the bridge, but here the crew did not seem to go as well as before. The boat did not space quite as far between strokes, the fault seeming to be in the catch...
...third, and at the half mile had gained a length. At Harvard Bridge the second had gone into first place, a little open water showing between it and the third which was half a length ahead of the first. For the next half mile the third made a good spurt, holding the University eight and gaining slightly on the second. At the last quarter mile the first crew attempted to spurt, passing the third, but was unable to gain on the second, which finished a length in the lead...
...pulled a quarter of a length ahead, then lowered the stroke to 30 and at the half-mile to 28. The Freshmen throughout rowed two points higher than the Varsity. At the mile and a half flag they were about a length behind. Then Coach Wray ordered them to spurt. The stroke was raised to 36 and they pulled up on even terms with the University eight, which in turn raised the stroke to 34 and was half a length ahead of the Freshmen when they dropped out at the two-mile flag. Continuing on alone the Varsity dropped...
...difficulty in increasing its lead to six lengths over the last three-quarters mile of the course. The Sophomores and Seniors continued to row evenly together up to within 100 yards of the finish. Both had rowed good races but the Seniors had no strength left for a final spurt, while the Sophomores, who were still strong, won by a length in the final stretch...