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HARVARD, '92, WINS.The Harvard freshmen were successful for the first time since '86, in the annual eight-oared race with Columbia '92, rowed at New London, on June 27. The race was rowed in a cross wind and strong tide before an unusually large number of people. Harvard, although hard pushed, was never headed after the start. She caught the water first, and started off rowing thirty-six to the minute. At the quarter, Harvard was ahead, rowing thirty-four, and continued to gain slowly throughout the race. In the last half mile Columbia attempted to spurt and gained half...
...second annual report of the Harvard Law School association has just been made public by the council. According to this report the association now numbers 816 members. representing thirty-eight states and territories of the United States and Dominion of Canada. The membership roll comprises the names of about one-fourth of the whole number (3218) of former students of the Harvard Law School known to be living, and includes representatives from the class of 1830, 1831, 1833, 1835 and from every succeeding class from 1838 to the present time. Since the organization of the association in 1886, twenty-three...
...Perry, '89, is rowing bow on the varsity eight...
August 3, Lake Winnepiseogee, Center Harbor, two nilds to windward. Onelda-Harvard; won by two lengths. Halcyon, Yale. The race was rowed in eight-oared barges; time not recorded...
July 21, 1855. Connecticut River, Springfield, Mass., one and a-half miles down stream and back, Iris, Harvard, (eight oared parges), 22m; Y. Y., Harvard (four-oared barge), 22.03; Nereid-Yale, (six oared) 23.38: Nautilus-Yale, (six-oared...