Word: cedars
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Miller, city editor of the Cedar Rapids Republican, cheered for S. U. I. in last Wednesdays game." - S. U. I. Quill...
...drop into the Thames for the first row. In spite of the quickness and smoothness with which everything passed along, on account of the large number of things to do, it was about 8 o'clock before the crew pushed off for the first time in a new cedar shell built by Wm. Davy of Cambridge. With a promise of a short swim upon coming in the men gripped the water in a manner which in many respects has not been equalled this year. The row was short. A good dinner awaited, and in due time disappeared...
...crew row daily from twelve to sixteen miles. Last Saturday the men made their first trial row for speed, and more fast spins will be rowed this week. Yesterday the crew tried the new paper shell to see how it compares with the cedar one. The crew is rowing hard but not well. The stroke is too short. The last part of the recover is too fast while the first part is a trifle slow. The men are not sharp enough on the first part of the stroke...
...cedar shell which has just been built for Yale by Oliver, the Harlem boat builder, is 63 feet 3 inches long and weighs 260 pounds. By the terms of the contract the price to be paid is $550 with an additional $500 if the crew uses the boat in the race and wins. The Yale Navy has also given an order to Waters of Troy for a paper boat. The two shells will be taken to New London and given a fair trial, and the faster will be used in the race...
...Princeton foot ball eleven has decided to row this spring, to get themselves into trim for foot ball practice next fall. Their boat was purchased from the Dauntless Boat Club, of New York, at a cost of $275. It is made of cedar and thirty-five feet long, by four wide and a foot and a half deep. There are positions for six oarsmen, with sliding seats, and it is rowed from the gunwale. The boat is in excellent condition, though very heavy, weighing about 500 pounds. The old boat house is to be refitted...