Word: boats
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...meeting of the officers of the four boat-clubs and the Executive Committee of the H. U. B. C., held on Monday evening, resolutions were passed which cannot fail to be of interest to all who are concerned with boating at Harvard, whether they are in favor of class or club races...
...decided position was taken by the president and officers in regard to the spring races. It was voted that negotiations be opened at once with the Union Boat-Club with a view of having a combination regatta on Charles River, to include the amateur rowing-associations of Boston and vicinity, this regatta to take place at least one week before the annual examinations, and to be open to sixes and fours. The Harvard four is to be taken from the second eight of the University, the six from the club sixes, after the spring race. The Union four has already...
...Advocate of last week appeared an article proposing a change from the present system of club crews to that of class crews, in which the writer suggests that we buy no more boats from Mr. Blakey, but devote our resources to the purchase of the shells left over each year by the University Crew, and thus return to class crews. That some change should be made is universally admitted, but the suggestion to buy no more boats from Mr. Blakey shows that the writer must have been ignorant of the agreement made with the latter last year. In this agreement...
...Marriott of last year's crew will, however, row stroke in the race; and Messrs. Mulholland and Cowles, also of last year's crew, will ultimately be in the boat. The coxswain is not yet chosen...
...Cambridge eight began hard work on January 28, and the following are the men now in the boat: Bow, C. H. Prest, Jesus; 2, C. T. Holmes, Clare; 3, H. L. Pilkington, Queen's; 4, R. J. Spurrell, Trinity Hall; 5, T. W. Barker, First Trinity; 6, E. Nettleford, Caius; 7, T. Williams, Clare; Stroke, T. E. Hockin, Jesus; Coxswain, G. L. Davis, Clare. Mr. Hockin is the only old "Blue" left in the boat, but there is a chance that Mr. Gurdon, who is at present coaching, will take a seat later...