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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work of the class crews comes to an end tomorrow when the annual class races are rowed over the two mile course in the basin. The men started work early in January and have been in strict training about six weeks. The greatest uncertainty prevails as to the outcome of the race. All four crews are well up to, if not above, the average, and all have worked hard and faithfully from the start. A great deal of praise is due to the coaches-Mr. Davis, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Storrow-for their work with the crews. Mr. Lehmann...
...race will be rowed down stream andwill strart at 4.15 p. m. The '98 crew, winning the toss for position, has chosen the outside course. The other crews will start in the order of 1900, '99 and '97 on the inside, nearest the wall...
...Varsity crew beat the Freshmen yesterday by several lengths in a short stretch down stream. The start was made from the Longwood railroad bridge...
...Sophomore crew raced the B. A. A. crew over the mile course in the basin yesterday afternoon. After some delay the start was made at half-past six from the Union boathouse. B. A. A. had the better of the start, but '99 continued to gain steadily, and at the half-mile had a lead of a length. From here the B. A. A. coxswain steered a shorter course out in the river, while the '99 boat continued to follow the wall, thus losing considerable distance. B. A. A. let her run at the mile a bit over a length...
...work of the Sophomore crew was good on the whole. From a bad start the men quickly got together, and the boat was steady throughout the race. The men reached out well and swung strongly, but seemed slow at the beginning of the recover. B. A. A. rowed a higher stroke and spurted well at the finish...