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side course by the Beacon street wall, the Juniors came next, then the Sophomores, with the Seniors on the outside. During the first part of the race, the Freshman crew with a stroke of 38, gained half a length over the other crews. The Seniors, however, increased their stroke and caught up slowly with the Freshmen, leaving the Juniors and Sophomores a length behind. Just before Harvard bridge, Webster, who was rowing 6 in the Senior eight, broke his oar and jumped from the boat, narrowly missing being run down by the referee's launch...
...crews emerged from the bridge the Freshmen led by about a length. The Sophomores and Seniors were second with the Juniors a length in the rear. About a half-mile from the finish the Juniors made a spurt and nearly over took the Sophomores. The Seniors were unable to keep up the pace and dropped half a length behind. From here the relative positions of the crews remained the same. Just before the finish Amberg, at 7 on the Freshman boat, also broke his oar, but the crew was so near the line that the accident made no apparent difference...
...crew held a time row yesterday afternoon over the mile and seven-eighths course. The time, 9 minutes and 30 seconds, was good. From Harvard Bridge, the end of the first mile, the Freshman crew, which had been waiting for the University boat, started at a racing pace a length in the lead. The Freshman began with a high stroke of over 40, and gained three-quarters of length on the University boat. During the last quarter of a mile, however, the University eight made a spurt, and in the final stretch drew up rapidly on its opponents, the Freshman...
...afternoon the two four-Oar crews had a trial row over the seven-eighths of a mile course, commencing at Harvard Bridge and finishing at Longwood Bridge. Farley's crew secured a slight lead at the start, but Pleasonton's crew soon caught up and passed them by a length. They were unable, however, to maintain this gain, and finished only a few feet in the lead. The time was about 5 minutes and 20 seconds. As yet the orders of the four-oar crews have been provisional. From the result of the work yesterday, a first and second crew...
...next point which the lecturer treated at considerable length was the attitude of the ethical idealist who aims steadily at perfection, and cares more for the quality of life than for its duration. It is a great help to a soul which is beginning to realize that human life is not finite to come under the influence of great man who convinces everyone that his personality, at least, does not end with this life...