Word: farming
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...turn finished about ten lengths ahead of the third crew. An unfortunate blunder on the part of cox-swain King marred the race somewhat, but served to bring out the splendid spirit of the University eight, a spirit which wins races against heavy odds. Just before reaching the Cottage Farm Bridge the University crew ran into a launch anchored in the stream. All four starboard oars, and two of the outriggers hit, and all headway was stopped. At the time the University eight was only about two lengths of open water behind the second boat and fully three lengths were...
Halfway from the third bridge to the Cottage Farm Bridge the University and second crews hugged close to the Cambridge shore and went inside two rafts anchored about one hundred feet off shore, while the third crew passed outside both rafts and was passed by the second crew. Just after leaving the rafts the University crew raised the stroke to 33 for a time and further cut down the lead of the second crew to only two lengths of open water, this stretch being the first time the crew showed good form and got into the water quickly...
Thayer won the inter-dormitory championship for the Filley Cup yesterday, in a race that was closely fought until the very finish. The race was rowed down-stream from Cottage Farm bridge...
...deciding race between the dormitory crews for the Filley Cup will be rowed down-stream this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The course starts at the Cottage Farm bridge and finishes opposite the site of the old Boston Athletic Association boathouse, a quarter of a mile below the Harvard bridge. Buoys will be situated at the start and finish to do away with the confusion and to enable the judges to decide the race definitely. It is almost impossible to predict the winner for this afternoon, as in Tuesday's race, not one of the five eights was able...
...final race for the Filley cup and dormitory rowing championship will be rowed down-stream at 5 o'clock this afternoon over the one and one-quarter mile course from the Cottage Farm bridge to opposite the Boston Athletic Association boathouse...