Word: boat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Saturday, sixteen of the candidates for the university crew took their first pull from the Shawmut boat house. The water was slightly rough, but, on the whole, satisfactory. The first crew was made up as follows: Bow, Pulsifer, '90; 2, Cumnock, '91; 3, Perkins, '91; 4, Sears, '89; 5, Finlay, '91; 6, Tilton, '90; 7, Hutchinson, '90; stroke, Herrick, '90. Coached by J. J. Storrow, '85. The crew rowed about three-quarters of an hour and did fairly good work. Upon their return a second crew, composed mainly of new men, went...
...efforts which have been made during the past year to complete arrangements for an international collegiate boat-race between Yale and Oxford recall a similar event which took place between Harvard and Oxford...
...much deliberation and discussion, it was at last decided to send a four-oared crew to meet Oxford. The crew sailed for Liverpool on July 10, and on their arrival were given quarters which proved to be well suited to their needs. The London rowing club immediately placed their boats and boat houses at the disposal of the Harvard men and treated them with great civility. The Harvard crew worked with great zeal to perfect themselves, for they saw clearly that they had a great undertaking on their hands, and that they were to row under great disadvantages...
...water around the Shawmut Boat Club house at South Boston is free from ice nearly all winter and offers splendid opportunities for rowing. The Shawmut Club has very kindly consented to leave their floats down during the winter, and will allow the 'varsity crew to keep a boat there and use the boat house as often as they please. Yesterday afternoon a crew composed of Herrick (stroke), Finlay, Tilton, Perkins, '91, Winthrop, Parker, '91, Cumnock, and Storrow (bow)-J. Storrow, L. S., cox-rowed down through the bridges and around to the Shawmut boat house, where they left the boat...
...laid in cement on sand and covered with Portland cement. It will be built as long as possible, but will be less than twenty-five feet in width. The tank will then be divided into halves by a plank or brick partition eighteen inches high, and above which the boat will float. In the centre of each half, but within the reach of the oars, will be another partition, extending only part way to the ends, which will cause the current to flow in the form of an ellipse. The boat will float so that it may be possible...