Word: stretch
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Weld Club will hold its annual fall regatta on October 24. An entirely new plan for the races will be tried this year. Instead of having the events come off in the basin, below Harvard Bridge, they will be rowed in the short stretch above the Boylston Street Bridge. This arrangement will make the races less than a third of a mile long, or about eighty strokes. Cups will be given, and an entry fee of twenty-five cents will be charged...
...large number of men headed by the drum corps, went down to the river yesterday afternoon to cheer the crews before they left for New London. The 'Varsity rowed a few short stretches in front of the boat house and then took a longer stretch down to the railroad bridge and back to the float. The crew has been having very light work since Saturday, as the men have been down in weight and have not been feeling very well. In spite of this, the boat has become much steadier during the last week, the men are catching better...
Fish won by a pretty spuit on the home stretch. Bremer finished strongly a yard behind Fish. He was forced to slow up on the final turn and was consequently late in beginning his spurt. S. H. Bush 1901 was a close third...
...interclass track games were held on Holmes Field, Saturday afternoon. There was a strong wind blowing across the field and the track was very soft on the turns and the back stretch. On this account the times in the longer runs were slow. The games on the whole, however, were encouraging...
...most exciting race was the 880 yards run. Bush set the pace for the first lap but Grant slowly gained on him and took the lead at the 220 mark. Draper finished second by making an exceptionally plucky spurt in the stretch...