Word: mile
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University crews spent the morning practising starts with the gun, finishing up with a fast half-mile race, in which the first shell out-distanced the second boat by half a length...
...Freshmen covered the two-mile course in ten minutes, twenty-one seconds today, rowing at the rate of twenty-eight strokes to the minute. The second University shell kept the yearling paddlers well in hand, however, out distancing them easily, though stroking only twenty-four...
...afternoon all three crews were given an easy work-out over the four-mile course. Coach Haines kept all the eights rowing at a slow stroke, paying special attention to individual form and emphasizing care in making a proper recovery...
...time made by the first crews in today's trials was a great improvement over the rather poor record of 22 minutes, 17 seconds made yesterday, Coach Haines was still dissatisfied, with the form shown by the University and Freshman oarsmen in the starts. After completing the four-mile course, and short time was spent in practising starts...
...spending most of the time practising starts. The first eight, paced in turn by the second and Freshman crews, had a time trial in the afternoon, the result of which was not very satisfactory. The time was 22 minutes and 17 seconds, and at the end of the two mile point the first crew was a length behind the second oarsmen. This is not serious, however, for the second only counted on rowing two miles, while the University eight had to make allowance for a course just twice as long...