Word: race
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Newell senior crew was picked yesterday and went out on the river for a practice row. The crew will keep together until about the time of the Yale game, when one or two good races will be arranged for them. The practice yesterday was fairly good considering the length of time the men have been together. A second Newell eight will be formed at once, and will race with a Weld eight about the time of the Senior crew races. The make-up of the first Newell crew follows: Stroke, F. L. Higginson '00; 7, N. Biddle...
...June 29 Harvard defeated Yale in rowing, winning three races, -- the 'Varsity, Freshman and four-oar. After the race F. L. Higginson, Jr., '00, was re-elected captain. J. L. Saltonstall '00 was appointed manager...
...time by half miles and table of strokes of the University race follow: Distance. Time. Strokes. Harvard. Yale. Harvard Yale. m.s. m.s. m.s. m.s. 1/2 mile, 2 30 1/2 2 29 1/2 34 35 1 mile, 5 07 1/2 5 08 1/2 33 35 1 1/2 miles, 7 38 7 42 32 34 2 miles, 10 17 10 24 30 31 2 1/2 miles, 12 17 12 26 30 32 3 miles, 15 25 15 35 32 33 3 1/2 miles, 18 05 1/2 18 18 30 30 Finish...
...Yale, completed the arrangements under which competition for the new cup will take place. The constitution was revised, but few changes were made. The cup will become the permanent property of the college which wins it five times beginning with the meet ion Cambridge next May. A two-mile race was added and the order of events was altered. The proposed rule or excluding from competition any student who had competed for any other college before entering Harvard or Yale was discussed, but was rejected as being unnecessarily severe...
Many of the spectators who had come down to see the race left in disgust, but others staid over and as a result the town tonight is filled with excitement and overflowing with strangers. All is quiet at the Harvard quarters but an unusually strong feeling of confidence is evident among the men which prophesies well for the race tomorrow...