Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...large number of men headed by the drum corps, went down to the river yesterday afternoon to cheer the crews before they left for New London. The 'Varsity rowed a few short stretches in front of the boat house and then took a longer stretch down to the railroad bridge and back to the float. The crew has been having very light work since Saturday, as the men have been down in weight and have not been feeling very well. In spite of this, the boat has become much steadier during the last week, the men are catching better...
...illness of some of the members of the University crew has necessarily retarded progress and interfered seriously with the work of the boat. Either on account of the malarial condition of New Haven or of the harbor alone, two members of the crew, Wickes and Williams, and a substitute, Cross, have been unable to row for some time. The anxiety of the undergraduate body has been acute and was only slightly mitigated, when on Sunday all the men except Wickes left for New London on Colonel Payne's yacht, Eleanor...
Yesterday afternoon a trial race of a mile and a half was rowed between four Weld four-oared crews over the course from the Harvard Bridge to the Union Boat House. The crew which rowed with Gray, stroke; 3, Brainerd; 2, Hosley; and bow, Bolling; took the lead at the start and won by about a length and a half. This crew will form the Junior four to row in the Metropolian regatta, June...
...time of the break in the crew's work, the form had been fairly good, and Mr. Cook was turning to the finer points of the stroke. To be sure, there was an extremely annoying tendency to rush the work in almost every part of the stroke and the slides were an especially difficult matter for the coach. The blade work had been steadily improving and the snap and spirit of the members admirable. It is yet to be seen how all this will be affected by the illness of Williams and the longer absence of Wickes who will...
...determined, but it seems probable that both Captain Greenway and Hall will be put in, and possibly Stickney of the Freshman team. On the whole there is a feeling of hope about the nine, though the University is waiting before making up its mind about the crew...