Word: welds
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...races between the Weld and Newell Freshmen will take place this afternoon. At 3.30 o'clock the first crews of both clubs will row over the regular mile and seven-eighths course, starting at the Longwood bridge and finishing at the Union Boat Club. At 4 o'clock the second and third crews of both clubs will race over the mile course, starting at the Longwood Bridge and finishing at Harvard Bridge...
...crews approached Harvard Bridge the first and second Newell boats fouled. Before this they were only half a length behind the leading boats, but afterwards were left several lengths behind. After passing the bridge the first Weld was still rowing at the rate of thirty-three strokes a minute, and the stroke of the third Newell was considerably higher...
Below the bridge the interest of the race centred on the third Newell and the first Weld. The stroke of the Weld crew was, at this point, somewhat increased, and resulted in the whole crew rushing their slides. The Newell crew kept up a long, steady stroke through the whole race. About half a mile below the bridge the third Newell took the lead, in spite of the fact that the first Weld had been a quarter of a length ahead, and that the Newell crew was rowing the slower stroke. The Newell boat was unable to keep its lead...
...last quarter of a mile was very exciting. About a hundred yards from the finish the first Weld again made a great effort, and, gaining steadily on the third Newell, was only beaten out by about two feet...
...First Weld--Stroke, Wolcott; 7, Hartwell; 6, Brooks; 5, George; 4, Greenough; 3, Maltby; 2, Sanger; bow, Dillingham; cox., Chase...