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Under very adverse weather conditions the first Weld won the first section race in the fall graded races yesterday afternoon, and the third Weld the second section, the former defeating the first Newell by a length and a half, and the latter easily defeating the third Newell by about ten lengths. The time of the first Weld was 10 minutes, 18 seconds; in the second section a mistake in the starting line prevented time from being taken. The winners of both sections took the lead from the start and maintained it throughout the race...
Considering the roughness of the course, the rowing was very good. The first Weld rowed steadily and in fairly good time, keeping the stroke almost uniformly 32 throughout the race. The most exciting race in the first section was that between the first Newell and the second Weld. The second Weld led at the start and kept up its lead to the Harvard Bridge. From that point, however, the first Newell went ahead, and finished by about a third of a length before the second Weld. The second Newell came in last, about four lengths behind the second Weld...
...Section 1, taken in order from the Beacon street wall--Weld fourth, Newell fourth, Weld third, Newell third...
...Section 2, taken in the same order--Weld second, Weld first, Newell first, Newell second...
...races, especially those of the first section, ought to be very close. Taken as a whole, the Newell crews row fairly well together, but have not much leg drive. The Weld crews have a tendency to rush their slides, and do not keep good time...