Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...miles in the afternoon. The University eight rowed over the four-mile course in the afternoon in 22 minutes and 33 seconds. This is the best time tat the crew has made so far this year, but the conditions were particularly favorable. At the start, Farely rowed about 36 strokes to the minute, but soon lowered his pace to 28 strokes. This rate was maintained over the entire course, with the exception of a slight raise at the two-mile mark, and at the finish. The rowing was very satisfactory and continual improvement has been shown lately. The men showed...
...poor course, losing the force of the tide by not staying near enough to the channel. At about 7.15 o'clock the men went in the launch downstream as far as the New London railroad bridge. The crew got away with a good start and rowed about 32 strokes per minute for the first half-mile, which was covered in good time. Then the stroke was lowered until the end of the second mile, where the Freshman eight was waiting off the Navy Yard. Starting on even terms the 1910 boat took about a length on their racing start...
...June 14, 1907.--All four of the crews rowed upstream for a mile in the morning without attempting to race. Rockwell replaced G. Auchincloss in the university shell. In the afternoon all the crews rowed downstream for four miles. With opposing wind, a favorable tide, and a slow stroke the university crew covered the distance in 23 minutes and 50 seconds. G. Auchincloss returned to the university shell in the afternoon...
...Freshman crew rowed four miles in the morning, and followed the University eight in the afternoon. The men rowed in clean form except for Macleod, who is still in Wyman's place at number 5, but the boat went smoothly. Macleod buckles his oar at the end of the stroke. Assistant Coach Gill coxswained the Freshman four-oar, which had only light work. A time trial for all the crews is expected tomorrow...
Freshman four-oar-Stroke, Maxwell; 3, Hadden, Macleod; 2, Loring; bow, Forster; cox., Adams, Fahnestock...