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...knocked over-board by his oar. He was picked up by the launch. This was the second long row of the season and the men stood the strain well, and all finished strong. The University crew returned to the University boathouse with Coach Wray in the launch, and their shell was towed. The second crew rowed back to the boathouse...
...upstream as far as the Birghton bridge an unusually slow stroke was kept and Coach Wray paid special attention to lengthening the pull through the water. The men's catch was regular throughout, the boat spaced well and rode on a very even keel. The new shell, which is being built by W. H. Davy, of Cambridge, will probably be ready for use about...
...days before the race, but Randolph disbanded a couple of weeks before. An average of 15 crews rowed every day. making a total of 120 men for a period of five weeks. Of this number fully one-half were green material and many had never been in a shell before. The average distance rowed every day was four miles. With this small amount of practice the development of the crews is very creditable both to the men and the coaches...
Division B lined up promptly, but was delayed in starting by the Russell crew, which had to return to the boat house because of a leak in its shell. At 4.45 o'clock the crews started in the following order: 1, Matthews; 2, Thayer; 3, Perkins-Conant; 4, Beck-Fairfax; 5, Weld; 6, Grays; 7, Russell; 8, Holyoke (second...
...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 in an effort to avoid a collision with Weld. After some time the shell was loosened and towed to the boat house by the launch...