Word: starting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Coach Wrightington and Captain Hurley urge very strongly that all the men on the squad return to Cambridge promptly next fall so that there may be no delay in starting the season's work. The importance of all the men beginning together at the very start cannot be overestimated...
...Freshmen will start at 10.30 at the bridge and row up stream, finishing at the Navy Yard. Immediately after the Freshman race is over, the four-oared crews will start at the Navy Yard, and row up stream, finishing opposite Red Top. The University eights will start at 12.30 opposite Red Top, and row down stream, finishing at the bridge...
...excellent start was made in the junior eight-oared race, between the Weld crew and the B. A. A. interscholastic eight. For the greater part of the race neither boat was able to maintain a noticeable lead, but near the finish Deming, the Weld stroke, collapsed, and the school crew won by a little over half a length. The time was 9 minutes, 7 seconds...
...half miles down stream against a heavy wind. Despite this handicap, good progress was made, and the shell went along smoothly over the choppy water. The men rowed a 28 and a 29 stroke. Coming back, they had a brush with the second crew, which had a start of two lengths. Although the first gained considerably, it was unable to catch the second before the finish...
...light practice this morning. In the afternoon the first crew rowed over the four-mile course against unfavorable conditions of wind and tide in the time of 23 minutes, 55 seconds. For the first two miles the University boat was paced by the Freshmen, who pulled ahead at the start, but finished half a length of open water behind the University boat. In the last two miles the first boat was paced by the second, which pulled a length ahead at the start and won by three quarters of a length. The first crew lasted out well and finished with...