Word: stretches
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ahead and Twenty Grand last. They stayed in practically the same positions with Twenty Grand running easily and well behind the leaders as he did in the Derby, till the last turn. Then Twenty Grand and Sun Meadow began to move up and the three horses came into the stretch almost exactly abreast. In front of the stands, it suddenly seemed that Jamestown and Sun Meadow were racing on a treadmill. Twenty Grand ran a length, two lengths, three lengths ahead of them, crossed the finish line eight lengths ahead of Sun Meadow who had beaten Jamestown by a nose...
...Freshman and combination crews followed the current for a two-and-a-half-mile stretch, and on the return trip put the stroke up successively until the final minute was rowed at a stroke of about 36. Haines has been busy throughout the week in drilling his crews in fundamentals; both eights have shown a tendency to "check," due largely to sluggishness at the finish of the stroke...
...University and Jayyee eights rowed downstream this morning for a six-mile stretch at a slow paddle, with Whiteside devoting most of his attention to the latter boat. Armstrong's aggregation, though showing more than usual strength, has lacked the smoothness which is essential over a long course. Whiteside is now polishing up the individual faults in the crew, in an endeavor to perfect the performance of the whole...
This time the two University crews paddled to the start of the four-mile stretch, and went over the distance at a low stroke, to familiarize the oarsmen with the landmarks of the course. The Freshman and combination eights went downstream once more, this time stopping at the start of the upstream two-mile course, which they covered at a stroke of about 24. The total distance covered by the four crews was 28 miles, that covered by the University crew...
...season on the Thames river today in preparation for the races with Yale on June 18 and 19. The weather was cold and it rained the greater part of the day but the four boat-loads of men were undaunted in their enthusiasm to get started on the final stretch of practice. Despite the bad weather both the morning and afternoon workouts were held...