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...crews paddled up stream to the Brighton bridge, and the University crew, despite the change and the fact of its being only the second day in the new shell, spaced well, especially when they raised the stroke for a stretch above the infirmary. The second crew was rather unsteady owing to the general shift in the order...
...University eight-oared shell for this year, built by William H. Davy of Cambridge, is ready for delivery. The woodwork of the beat was finished over two weeks ago, but completion has been prevented by delay in the arrival of the outriggers. In design the beat is essentially the same as last year's, but weighs about 15 pounds less. The shell is 60 feet long, 23 inches beam, and weighs approximately 240 pounds...
...ahead of the University crew and rowed a higher stroke throughout the race. Just below the Harvard bridge the University crew passed the second and gained during the remainder of the race, especially in the spurt when Filley raised the stroke to 33. Just after the finish the University shell ran aground alongside the float at the Union Boat Club. On the way down stream the shell also ran aground on a bar just above the Longwood bridge...
...Monday the crew went over the 1 and 7-8 miles course down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club, rowing the rest of the way to and from the University boat house in short stretches. The men pulled hard, but at times the shell rocked considerably. Tuesday afternoon rough water allowed the men to row down stream only to a point 1-8 of a mile below the Harvard bridge and back to the boathouse, and on Wednesday a similar course was taken. On account of the strong wind Thursday afternoon, the crew rowed up stream...
...University crew shell, which is being built by W. H. Davy of Cambridge, has been finished except for the out rigging, and will be ready for use in a few days...