Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...York city, 2; W. A. Moore, of Binghamton, N. Y., 3; D. B. Porter, of Chicago, 4; W. Wheeler, of New York city, 5; A. H. Van Sinderen, of Brooklyn, 6; H. R. Muller, of New York city, 7; J. A. B. Cowles, of Rye, N. Y., stroke and captain. Walker, of the class of '84, is coxswain. The crew are the same as last year except in the case of Van Sinderen, who takes the place of Lynch. The positions are different in some instances from what they were last year. Then Reckhart was fifth instead of second, Porter...
...crews got into position upon their first attempt and were sent off by the referee at 4.23. The seniors caught the water first followed by the juniors, freshmen and sophomores in the order named. For the first minute, '83 rowed 36 strokes, '84 and '85, 35 and '86, 33. At the end of ten strokes '83 had drawn away from '85 until there was clear water between the boats. '84 was very close on to '83 with '86 right behind, '85 now holding fourth position. About one hundred yards from the start '83, followed by '85, began to steer...
...kept up their moderate rate of speed, while '84 at this point made a spurt, and seemed to draw up rapidly on the seniors, but the latter had evidently been waiting for this, and now having reached the smooth water for which they had been steering, they quickened their stroke, and threw their whole weight on to their oars. The result was immediately apparent, for they seemed to glide away from their opponents at a rapid rate. The sophomores and freshmen were still struggling for last place, with the chances in favor of the latter. All the crews quickened their...
From this point to the finish came the most interesting part of the race, enlivened by the cheers of the numerous spectators on the wall. The seniors seemed to gain at every stroke, and were rowing in excellent form, while the sophomores were rapidly drawing up on the freshmen. At Clarendon street, two blocks from the finish, the crews all spurted; in the meantime the sophomores had taken third place from the freshmen. At this point the form of the seniors and sophomores was noticeably good, while the juniors seemed to be slightly broken up. The seniors crossed the finish...
...Stroke, G. B. Harris...