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...other boat. Perkins failed to show the good form of the preceding day and, when finally overtaken by Fairfax, was fully six lengths behind the next crews. When the judge's pistol, signalling the bump, was fired, the Perkins crew inexcusably disregarded the signal and continued rowing. Weld soon overtook them and thinking they had made a bump, stopped. Grays was thus deprived of the possibility of a bump, but finished in good form with Russell a length behind. The Holyoke (second) crew finished raggedly several lengths in the rear. Fairfax, after bumping the Perkins crew, ran into the bank...
...closely contested race was the two-mile run. P. Woodman '08, with a handicap of 200 yards, led for the first two laps but coming into the stretch on the third lap, was passed by C. J. Jackman '06, with a handicap of 175 yards. R. Grant 4M., scratch, overtook Jackman on the fourth lap and thereafter set the pace, finally winning by 5 yards in 10 minutes, 8 seconds. W. G. Howard '07, with a handicap of 80 yards, was about 10 yards behind Jackman...
...three University crews were given a trial row yesterday over the regular course, starting at the railroad bridge and finishing at the Union Boat Club. The third crew had a start of five lengths and the second a start of two lengths. The first crew gained steadily and overtook the second at Harvard Bridge, where the third led by about a length. A quarter of a mile below the bridge the first crew overtook the third, with the second half a length behind. From this point the first crew lacked power and a strong drive and hurried the recover...
...Grant M. S., and Wilson, U. of P., were the first runners in the 'varsity race. Though Wilson led for the first five laps, Grant succeeded in finishing seven yards ahead. Mechling, however, soon overtook Alexander '99, and from this time on U. of P. increased their lead...
...most exciting races of the day were the mile run and the 440 yds. dash. In the former, Grant overtook the handicap men just as they were turning into the stretch and the three men ran the last fifty yards neck and neck, finishing within five yards of one another. Burke, who was scratch man in the quarter mile, was unable to get through the crowd until they came into the stretch, and then it was too late to catch the winners, though he finished within ten yards of Clerk...