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...record at this distance. Taylor holds the world's record at 2 miles in 4 min- 48 2-5 secs., and Tyler, S. B. C., has a record of 2 min. 25 1-5 secs. for the mile. Banker and Karl Hess, M. A. C., are both very fast, Hess having done better than 2 min. 30 secs. in Germany...
...crew row daily from twelve to sixteen miles. Last Saturday the men made their first trial row for speed, and more fast spins will be rowed this week. Yesterday the crew tried the new paper shell to see how it compares with the cedar one. The crew is rowing hard but not well. The stroke is too short. The last part of the recover is too fast while the first part is a trifle slow. The men are not sharp enough on the first part of the stroke...
...success in the ordinary sense of the word was wanting at the meeting yesterday afternoon. To begin with, the weather was unfavorable. The afternoon was cold and raw and the heavy rains for the two days before had left the track in a deplorable condition, - any attempt at fast time being practically out of the question. There were certain regrettable flaws in the conduct of the meeting, - no announcing, for instance, being done at any time. The crowd which gathered to see the games was small - Harvard's delegation of thirty or more supporters making a good showing...
...close fight between R. H. Davis and Wade, but the Yale man had saved himself for the spurt in the last lap and as a result, he crossed the line a few feet ahead of the Harvard man. In the final heat, R. H. Davis very craftily set a fast pace, tired the Yale man out, and in the final stretch, his brother, P. W. Davis, made a beautiful spurt and captured first place, Wade of Yale and R. H. Davis of Harvard being close second and third. After the shock of the fall in the first heat, Elliott...
...better condition, when they begin to work for speed. Especial attention has been paid to the correction of individual faults of the men and the improvement of the team work. But even now, the men are far from rowing well together. In some respects the rowing, although not so fast as at the same time last year, is better than it was then, and everything that hard work and the best judgement of those in charge can do, is now being done to improve...