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...triangular race held yesterday afternoon at Concord, a scrub four-oar from the Junior class crew was defeated by the first Middlesex crew by one length over a quarter-mile course. The second Middlesex crew came in about half a length behind the Junior crew...
...month. A prize is offered for the boat making the best elapsed time over the course. Boats of modern type whose racing measurement under the present rule is known will be raced with regular time allowance. Other boats will be raced with some handicap system, probably based on overall length. Prizes are offered in each class and second prizes for those classes where there are four or more starters. In order that the committee may perfect its handicapping system all entries must be handed in writing to C. Fry, Dunster 42, before next Wednesday...
...second Freshman crew defeated Middlesex School by a length and a half over the three-quarter of a mile course above the Stillman Infirmary yesterday afternoon. Considering that they far outweighed their opponents, the work of the Freshman eight was poor. Half way through the race number 6 in the Middlesex boat jumped his slide, after which the winners drew rapidly ahead. No time was taken...
Starting at Cottage Farm Bridge, rowing 40 strokes to the minute, the University crew quickly made up half of its handicap of two lengths. The first eight then dropped its stroke to 35 and passed the second at the three-eighths of a mile point. At Harvard Bridge a quarter length of open water had been gained. At this point the second crew raised the stroke, reaching 42 before dropping out, but after a slight gain fell back, and finished two lengths behind. The University eight went on to the Union Boat Club, sending the stroke...
Sixteen competitors started at Harvard Bridge with Withington leading. Nelson followed him closely and gained slowly. At the three-quarter mile mark he had drawn up abreast but caught a crab which checked him so badly that he crossed the line two lengths behind Withington. At the finish Nelson was less than a length ahead of C. W. Peabody '12. R. S. Parker '12, the winner of the race last year, finished a length behind Peabody...