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...lengths. The decisive nature of this victory is to be accounted for by saying that the University crew proved better and the Cornell crew worse than expectations. Although the crews' chances were estimated as equal, and the high wind was even considered to give the advantage to the superior watermanship of Cornell, the University boat took the lead at the very start and crossed the finishing line without ever being pressed...
...Cornell men appeared to row more as individuals than as a crew, and there were obvious discrepancies between the lighter men in bow and stern and the heavy-weights in the waist of the boat. The two points in which the visiting crew were supposed to have the advantage, watermanship and weight, were thus more than counterbalanced...
...crews, as soon as the river is clear, will be divided between the two boathouses as follows: Seniors and Sophomores, at the Weld: Juniors and Freshmen, at the Newell. As some of the Freshman squad have never rowed before, the coaches have decided to give them some practice in watermanship before going on the river. Accordingly they received their first coaching in the tank yesterday afternoon. For convenience, solely, the squad was divided into four divisions of eight men each, no attempt at grading having been made...
...GALES FERRY, June 15.--This afternoon the University crew took a hard row down-stream under favorable conditions. The time was 21m. 9s. The work showed much improvement, especially in watermanship. The Freshman eight went over the first mile of the course with the University boat, and by rowing a somewhat higher stroke, finished half a length ahead of it. The University crew then went over the rest of the course alone, finishing very strong. Ober replaced Swaim, who is slightly indisposed, at bow this morning, but Swaim took his place again during the time row this afternoon...
...start the Worcester crew showed poor watermanship, and the Freshmen gained a slight lead; their opponents soon caught up, however, and at the mile were a few feet ahead of the Freshmen. By this time the Freshmen had settled down to a short stroke of about 36, while the Worcester crew kept up a stroke of 42 throughout the entire race. At the mile and a quarter the boats were still practically together. The Worcester boat then gained a slight lead, but were soon overtaken by the Freshmen, who crossed the finish line less than fifteen feet in the lead...