Word: goblet
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...some unaccountable reason it was no longer offered for the class races, and it was not until after considerable inquiring that it was finally found in the safe at the bursar's office where it had lain undisturbed for twenty years. The cup is a large silver goblet inscribed all over with the names of the winning crews from '66-'74. After that time there is no record on it, the names of the winning crews being inscribed on parchment until...
...until 1866 was the cup instituted as a prize for the winners of the spring class races. The cup is a large silver goblet inscribed all over with the names of the winning crews from 1866 to 1874. After that time there is no record on it, the names of the winning crews being inscribed on a parchment until the year 1877, after which time, for some unaccountable reason, the cup is not mentioned as the prize for the class races. It was the custom to give each member of the winning crews a small silver cup as a souvenir...
...silver cups won by the Rovers at Harvard are of plain silver and stand about eight inches high. The design is of goblet shape. The following inscription is engraved on them: "Rovers versus Olympics, Jarvis Field, Dec. 20th, 1890." The following men will get a cup: D. Shay, J. Buckly, J. King, G. Adams, H. Waring, J. Culligan, R. Bell, H. Wilde, W. Mercer, P. Gavin and T. Kenny...