Word: welds
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Weld crew defeated the Annapolis eight Saturday afternoon by ten feet in one of the most closely contested and, considering the unfavorable conditions, one of the fastest races ever seen over the two mile course on the Severn...
...crews were sent from the line at 3.41, the Weld having the southerly course. Both crews took a short spurt at the very start, the navy rowing about 37 to the minute and the Weld crew about 35. Although rowing two points lower, the Weld eight at once jumped a few feet in the lead, and for a mile and a half the relative position of the two boats remained almost unchanged. The Weld crew gradually lowered their stroke to a long, hard 32, while Annapolis held to a short, killing 38 without being able to make any material gain...
...Weld crew left last night on the Fall River boat for New York and will arrive in Annapolis at about 2 o'clock today. The shell will be rigged and put in readiness for use by Lynch, the Weld boat builder, this morning, so that the crew can do light work on the Severn this afternoon. The squad will return on the midnight train from New York Sunday night...
...first Weld graded crew will leave the Square at 4 o'clock this afternoon to race the Naval Academy crew at Annapolis on Saturday. The men will take the Fall River boat tonight and will go from New York to Annapolis by rail, arriving there about 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Their shell was sent away yesterday...
...Weld crew has shown considerable improvement since are interclub graded races a week ago, and yesterday it was strengthened by the addition of two men from the University crew squad. Hartwell was put at seven replacing George, who was moved to three in place of Richardson. Lloyd will also go to Annapolis and may row at six, although he is unaccustomed to that side...