Word: crew
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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SOME time since it was decided to row the Yale race at Springfield, if convenient arrangements for the transfer of the boats and crew, and for the various matters attendant upon the race, could be made; and on Tuesday last, the President of the Boat Club went to that city to meet the President of the Yale Navy, and consult with the citizens, committee, and the railroad authorities. Matters were satisfactorily arranged; and accordingly, the Yale-Harvard race will be rowed on the Connecticut River, at Springfield, on Friday, June 29. Professor Agassiz, of this University, is to be referee...
...Rosamond." We would again remind students that this is the last year the theatricals can be given, and that, if they wish ever to see them, now is their last opportunity. Tickets can still be obtained from Mr. Harwood. All the money cleared goes for the support of the crew. When the fund from the theatricals falls short, the deficiency must be made up by subscription; and we shall then be called upon to make payments for which we shall get no such pleasant extra return as is afforded by these entertainments...
DURING the past two weeks, rain or shine, the crew have been steadily taking their daily pulls. They row each afternoon from five to eight miles, generally in the shell, but sometimes, for more careful coaching, in the barge. The two substitutes also practice daily, in a pairoar. The coach comes out from Boston several times a week, and is earnestly laboring to turn out a victorious crew from the eight strong, rugged fellows who have been selected to represent us at Springfield. The crew are steadily improving, and are much farther advanced than - so far as the writer...
There is a pause before the catch, commencing with No. 6. In trying to get the hard catch, the crew, as was pointed out in the last Crimson, are apt to expend all their strength in banging the water at the beginning of the stroke, and then make a weak and slovenly finish. The firm grip on the water, instantly got on the full reach, should be followed clear through by a good, vigorous, even stroke. The hardest part of this stroke, unless the man makes a jerk in the middle, must be at the beginning, because there the greatest...
...pulled with the crew many a race...