Word: forward
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Weld eight will also be allowed to enter the class races in view of the fact that it was leading when the accident occurred which prevented it from finishing. A break in the linen covering of the bow of the Weld boat allowed the water to enter until the forward compartment was entirely submerged. Mr. Storrow thereupon called out to Bancroft to stop rowing, the crew was taken off by the launch and the shell was towed back to the Union boathouse...
...Juniors, in spite of several changes, show a remarkable lot of snap and dash, no less than their opponents at the Weld, and are well together. The chief fault at present is a tendency to dive out forward at the full swing, as well as a little rushing of the slides. Cunningham has lately been moved from stroke of the second crew to 2 in the first. The make-up follows: Stroke, Gerrish; 7, J. Lawrence (capt.); 6, Gilchrist; 5, McConnell; 4, Peyton; 3, Henderson; 2, Cunningham; bow, Hawkins; cox., Howe...
...inner layer 1-2 inch, outer planking 5-8 inch; copper-fastened and riveted through timbers; garboards and upper strake of white oak; stern and planksheer of selected teak; decks laid in narrow strips of white pine; coaming for cockpit of quartered oak. In the after end of the forward cockpit is a bulkhead, forward of the boller bulkhead, in which is placed the steering wheel, this space is the full width of the boat and is devoted to the steersman, so that there is no obstruction. Both cockpits are finished in white ash. The seats are slatted...
...launch is white with a temporary yellow funnel which will later be replaced by a smaller one of brass. She is 51 feet long, with pointed stern, two cock pits, the forward one being slightly larger than that of the Frank Thomson. She has a Roberts boiler and a self-oiling engine, large coal lockers and a capacity for carrying 250 gallons of water. Her screw makes 50 more revolutions per minute than that of the Frank Thomson and her speed is guaranteed at 14 knots. An official trial to determine this will take place in the Easter recess...
...Glouberman, also a Dudley resident, says he was "looking forward to coming back to school, but not really looking forward to going back to the houses" when he returned to Harvard...