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...gallant service for Harvard. Mr. Crocker, however, with admirable self-sacrifice, returned to his fellows on Tuesday; and the knowledge of his presence-once more in the bow gave the wearers of the crimson fresh confidence in the result of the race with Yale. On Friday morning our crew were rowing better than Yale, and looked much stronger and more reliable; and it was then evident that, without accidents, the race would not be so close as the daily papers had led us to expect. On Friday afternoon the strong south-west-wind rendered the water too rough for shells...
...start was made. The crews got away about equally, both settling down to 34 strokes a minute. When the railroad bridge was reached. Harvard had dropped her stroke to 33 1/2; and her bow was slowly and surely coming ahead of Yale's. Yale saw this and quickened her stroke to 35 1/2; but still the Harvard "beef" pounded away at her 33 1/2, and now at the one-mile flag, her stern was even with the Yale bow. Now Yale began to spurt for the corner, and her stroke rose to 38. Harvard responded, and at the two-mile...
...crew will leave for Springfield on the afternoon of June...
...challenge from Columbia, which was declined on the ground that it would be unwise for our crew to race two days before the race with Yale, and that none of the crew were willing to stay at Springfield after the 29th of June, has been accepted. Columbia is willing to row on June...
...Crew last week decided to accept the challenge from Columbia, provided the race be rowed on the 26th of this month; and to this Columbia has agreed. Accordingly, the race will be rowed at Springfield, three days before the race with Yale. We said, in our ast issue that we hoped it would be possible to accept this challenge; and we are heartily glad that it has been done. Columbia, much disappointed at Cornell's backing-out, is anxious for a race, and seems willing to place herself at some disadvantage in order to get one. Her situation this year...