Word: float
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Several improvements have lately been added to the Yale boat-house at New Haven, the most important being a large new float and five runways, costing 8750. A launch named the "Scud," smaller and slower than the regular university launch has been presented to the college and will be used for coaching the secondary crews...
...boats are travelling much more smoothly than they did last week. Vail as usual coached the work from a single, giving each crew an equal amount of attention, and laying special stress on body-work and form. Mr. E. C. Storrow also did some coaching, mostly from the float, but later in the afternoon he coached the Seniors and the Juniors from the coxswain's seat. The Sophomore second crew went out in a shell for more second crew went out in a shell for the first time, and, although their work was ragged at times, they did fairly well...
...School, Senior and Junior Weld crews rowed on the river for the first time yesterday. The house will not however be opened for general use till the new float is put in. As there are several new men in the Senior squad, they were given pair-oar practice and will not row in an eight until Monday. The Law School had out one eight, three pair-oars and a single, while the Juniors had two full eights. Donovan coached from the coxswain's seat...
...number of candidates. One more eight, a four, and several pairoars were out, and in most of the boats substitutes were tried. The water was perfectly smooth and consequently the crews worked more evenly than on the first day. Mr. E. C. Sorrow spent the afternoon on the float watching the work but he did no coaching. vail was out in a single and coached each crew in turn...
...float at the Weld club can not be made ready until the runways have been repaired. This the contractors have promised to do today, and if this work is completed all the Weld crews except those of the Freshmen will be able to row on Thursday. The Freshmen will not come out until week after next...