Word: thayer
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Division B lined up promptly, but was delayed in starting by the Russell crew, which had to return to the boat house because of a leak in its shell. At 4.45 o'clock the crews started in the following order: 1, Matthews; 2, Thayer; 3, Perkins-Conant; 4, Beck-Fairfax; 5, Weld; 6, Grays; 7, Russell; 8, Holyoke (second...
Matthews and Thayer both held their positions at the head of the division, although Matthews was constantly in danger from the other boat. Perkins failed to show the good form of the preceding day and, when finally overtaken by Fairfax, was fully six lengths behind the next crews. When the judge's pistol, signalling the bump, was fired, the Perkins crew inexcusably disregarded the signal and continued rowing. Weld soon overtook them and thinking they had made a bump, stopped. Grays was thus deprived of the possibility of a bump, but finished in good form with Russell a length behind...
Division B--1, Matthews; 2, Thayer; 3, Perkins-Conant; 4, Beck-Fairfax; 5, Weld; 6, Grays; 7, Russell; 8, Holyoke (second...
Division B. which was scheduled to row at 3 o'clock, was in position on time, but was delayed over an hour in starting because of difficulty with the buoys which marked the starting points. The crews lined up for the start in the following order: 1, Matthews; 2, Thayer; , Perkins-Conant; 4, Beck-Fairfax; 5, Weld; 6, Russell; 7, Grays; 8, Holyoke (Second...
After four minutes of hard rowing Grays bumped Russell. When these boats bad dropped out Holyoke second was far behind, rowing in ragged form, and soon left the race. Thayer in the meantime was unable to gain on the Matthews boat, which held its lead to the finish. Perkins, the next in order was rowing in much better form than on Tuesday, but was not quite able to overtake Thayer. At the curve by the Stillman infirmary, Weld drew up to and passed the Fairfax crew, but on the wrong side. It then dropped back and attempted to make...