Word: boated
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...boat race between the Freshmen crews of Yale, Cornell and Harvard will be rowed on the Thames at New London this afternoon over the two-mile course. The Cornell crew is considered faster than last year's, and from the recent practice has given evidence of more speed than either the Harvard or Yale Freshmen. It has been doing satisfactory work and rows in good form with considerable snap, but is not accustomed to rough water...
HARVARD QUARTERS, NEW LONDON, June 22.- The Harvard crew practiced starts and rowed extremely well a short time this evening. The Freshmen did not launch their boat...
Francis Lee Higginson, Jr., 1900, No. 4, entered college from Groton where he captained one of the school crews. He was captain of his Freshman crew last year, rowing No. 6, and this year stroked the winning Sophomore boat in the class races. He was tried at stroke on the 'Varsity directly after the class races. Age 20, height 6 ft. 1 in., weight 164 pounds...
Robert Fulton Blake '99, substitute, prepared at the Boston Latin and English High and Latin Schools. He rowed on his Sophomore crew and on the Weld Senior crew, and up to within a week ago was rowing 2 on the 'Varsity, when illness compelled him to leave the boat. Age 22, height 6 ft., weight 156 pounds...
...intercollegiate boat race in which Harvard, Yale and Cornell are represented, will be rowed this afternoon at 2 o'clock over the four mile course on the Thames. Like the race of last year the outcome of today's contest is pretty generally conceded to one crew. In the opinion of most rowing experts Cornell will have no difficulty in securing the victory today. The futility of prophesying the result of a boat race has been many times proven and any certitude with regard to the race this afternoon is impossible. Other things being equal, however, Cornell should win today...