Word: boats
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...referee's tug leaves the Harvard Boat-house at 9 A. M. to-morrow, and the Union Boat-house at 9 1/2. Those who have tickets can go on board at either point...
...Freshman crew have the glorious reputation of having made the worst time on the river. The men in the bow seem to be unable to get over the trick of looking out of the boat for admirers...
...recent meeting of the H. U. B. C. it was decided to have Harvard represented in the "American Henley" at Saratoga. Fresh laurels for Harvard are thus within reach of our present superior crew. This, however, places the Boat Club in great need of money; for the estimated expenses of the Crew at Saratoga are seven hundred dollars, and there is at present only sufficient money in the treasury to meet the expenses at New London. The College has been thoroughly canvassed: further attempts to raise money by subscription would be in vain. The object of the concert...
...everybody who wishes to see the race will have to be present at that hour. We present to our subscribers with this number a programme of the races and a list of the men on each crew. All who wish to secure good places at the Union Boat-house should be present at an early hour, as the accommodations are decidedly limited, and the crowd is likely to be very great...
...about two thousand people had assembled. There were about sixty or eighty Harvard men present, and Yale men were conspicuous chiefly by their absence. At 5.05 P. M. the signal was given for the contestants to appear. Livingstone was soon seen pushing off from the float of the Quinsigamond Boat Club, and only a few minutes elapsed before the Harvard representative pulled up from O'Leary's boat-house and took his position at the start. Livingstone had the choice of positions, and took the east shore, which gave him little or no advantage. At 5.18 P.M. the men were...