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...race was about even although Harvard began to forge slowly ahead. Just before the bridge was reached Bowdoin spurted, running the stroke up to 45 and gained a lead of a few feet. As the boats passed underneath Harvard spurted and got a lead of about half a length. On the stretch to the Union Boat House Harvard gradually increased this lead until toward the finish they ran the stroke up to 38 and crossed the line with three lengths of open water between them and Bowdoin...
Kimball, R. L. S., took first place in the one mile ordinary, interscholastic, time 3 min. 7 3-5 sec. Townsend, Phillips Andover, second, and Pierce, R. L. S. third. Kimball and Townsend kept very even throughout the race, finishing within half a length of each other...
...interest lay in the struggle for second place between Rich, N. Y. C. A., scratch, and Davis, H. U. C. A., 30 yds. Rich passed Davis and led until within a hundred yards of the finish, when Davis, by a magnificent spurt, pushed ahead and won by about a length. Time 2 min. 40 3-5 sec. The last lap was ridden in 37 seconds. This gave Harvard 2 firsts, 2 seconds and 2 thirds, or 18 points...
...eight hour law would bear unequally on the various industries owing to differences as to:- (a) Use of machinery and manual labor:- (b) Physiological conditions:- (c) Length of working year: Contemp...
Yale introduced a new feature in her class races yesterday. The course was one mile in length, and 'varsity and freshmen, juniors and sophomores rowed in two separate heats. The winners rowed in the finals. This gave two excellent opportunities to notice the work of the Yale 'varsity eight...