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...University crew had a hard row from the Union Boat Club to the bend below the Weld boathouse, a distance of a little over three miles. During the first mile of the course the University crew raced the second crew and was only able to win by half a length, the work of both crews being very ragged. At the finish of the first mile the Freshman crew took up the race and rowed to the bathing beach. Before reaching the Cottage Farm Bridge the University crew had a slight lead. Here the Freshmen lost a length through having...
Later in the afternoon the three crews composing the Freshman squad raced up-stream over the mile and seven-eighths course in the basin. The second crew was given a start of a length over the first, and the third was given a length and a half over the second. At the finish the first crew was about ten lengths ahead of the third, and the third half a length ahead of the second. The first crew passed the other two halfway between the start at the Union Boat Club and the Harvard Bridge, and from here the race developed...
...beach had been reached. At this point the second crew swung out wide in order to take the draw at the Cottage Farm Bridge, and the University crew took the lead at the bridge. When the boats passed under Harvard Bridge the University crew had a lead of a length and a half of open water, which was increased to three lengths a half-mile from the end. At the finish another half-length had been added to the lead...
...mile and a half race in the basin. The crews started at the Cottage Farm Bridge and finished about a quarter of a mile below the Harvard Bridge, where the rough water made further rowing impossible. At this point the second University crew led by about a length of open water. A stiff cross-wind blowing throughout the course prevented smooth rowing...
...crews finally got away. The University crew, rowing 39 to the minute, went into the lead on the second stroke. Columbia was rowing 38. After securing a slight advantage, Sargent dropped the stroke to about 35, and the University crew passed the quarter-mile mark a third of a length ahead. At this point Columbia was still struggling desperately at 36 to the minute. At the half-mile the University crew led by half a length, and, although the stroke had been lowered slightly, still drew away. A quarter of a mile further the lead had been increased to open...