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...practice yesterday the University crew entered the shell from the launch below the Longwood bridge, paddled down stream to a point a few hundred yards below Harvard bridge and back to the boathouse. The men put more life into the work than has been seen for some time past, and there was no loss of drive or shortening of the stroke. Morgan, however, was rather short on his slide, but his work on the whole was creditable, considering the fact that yesterday was only his second trial in the position, and that he has been shifted to the starboard side...
...Yale crews were given a half-hour's practice yesterday morning and were again sent out at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The freshmen started from the float first, and rowed well together, keeping the shell on an even keel and not shipping any water. After going to the Navy Yard the freshman crew returned to the float. Their stroke on the return was marked by ragged blade work, although a flood tide gave them considerable assistance...
...good clean cut stroke, which was soon raised to 28 and held there. Defects were occasionally noticed in the body work, but in the main the men rowed well and seemed to have great reserve power in the stroke. They were given six miles in all, and throughout their shell ran smoothly, shipping very little water. As no attempt has been made to time the work of the university eight, it is impossible to ascertain as yet its exact speed over the four-mile course...
Yesterday the members of the University crew went down stream in the launch Veritas from the University boathouse to the Longwood bridge. There, they took their positions in the shell which had been towed behind the launch. Emmons was first tried at three and rowed down stream in the boat for about three-quarters of a mile. In the first stretch the boat listed badly to star-board at the catch of each stroke, but went more smoothly afterwards. On the way upstream Richards rowed half of the distance, before Morgan succeeded him. The boat rode very steadily when Richards...
...still uncertain. Boulton is practically sure to stroke the crew, although he has had to win his position over again since the Annapolis race. Weeks, who has rowed bow for two years, has been in the second boat for the past two weeks, his position in the university shell being taken by Rockwell of last year's Freshman eight. Captain Morse has been tried at 7, but will probably return to his old position...