Word: filley
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Division I: Claverly, the winner of the Filley Cups, maintained its position at the head of the river throughout the series; Craigie-Waverly held its position twice and was bumped once; Dunster-Dana-Drayton made no bumps and held its position twice (withdrew from the first race); Mt. Auburn street was bumped twice (withdrew from the third race); Randolph made one bump, held its position twice and was not bumped; Russell made one bump; held its position twice and was not bumped: Westmorly made no bumps, held its position three times and was not bumped...
...result of the final race of the inter-dormitory bumping races, which was rowed last Saturday afternoon, Claverly has been awarded the Filley perpetual challenge cup for a year and has won permanent possession of the cup offered for the winner of the series this fall. Undoubtedly, Claverly was the best crew on the river, and in Saturday's race, despite the sluggish tide, covered the one and three-eight's mile course in the excellent time of seven minutes, nine and four-fifths seconds. Each day it has maintained its lead at the head of the river...
...used to encourage the secondary autumn racing. I would express the hope, however, that the cups may be kept, if practicable, in the common room of the winning dormitory (or of the senior dormitory in a winning combination.) I desire also that the cups should be known as the 'Filley Cups,' not only for reasons of personal friendship, but as an expression, as well, of gratitude, shared, I am sure, by the whole University, for a painstaking and single-hearted devotion to the task of developing and perfecting the secondary rowing here at Harvard. Yours very sincerely, B. APTHORP GOULD...
...whole, the Harvard crew rowed better than at any other time on the Thames. The physical condition of the men was excellent and the form clean throughout. The race was actually won between the 2-mile and 3 1-2 mile flags. In this part of the distance Filley, by cool headwork, maintained his lead and a steady stroke, while the Yale men were themselves out trying to overcome Harvard's lead...
HARVARD UNIVERSITY EIGHT.--Stroke, Filley; 7, Newhall; 6, Bacon; 5, Richardson; 4, Glass; 3, Morgan; 2, Fish; bow, Tappan; cox., Blagden...