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George Pierce Metcalf, of Providence, R. I., was yesterday elected captain of the Freshman crew. Metcalf prepared for College at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., where he rowed for two years on the Halcyon Club crew, and last year captained the school crew, on which he rowed No. 7. Last fall he rowed No. 7, on the Randolph dormitory crew and No. 3 on the Newell graded crew. Since the Freshman crews first went on the river this spring, Metcalf has rowed No. 7 in the first boat...
...regatta of which the book gives an account was rowed on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire, on August 3, 1852, over a two mile course, and was won by the Harvard boat, the Oneida, which defeated the Yale boat, the Halcyon, by four lengths. The time was about fourteen minutes. This race is of special interest in the annals of intercollegiate competitions in America, for from it proceeded a wide and varied development of intercollegiate sports, extending even to contests with foreign universities...
Nicholas Biddle, '00, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, prepared for College at St. Paul's school, Concord, where he rowed two years on the Halcyon Boat club eight. He rowed 7 on his Freshman crew and in the '98 University boat...
...heavy and powerful men and Ayer is an especially reliable oar both in blade and body work. Swann at 5 has had some experience in rowing at Groton, but is still a little awkward, and lacks a strong finish. Burgess at 3 rowed last year on the Halcyon crew at St. Paul's; he is one of the best oars in the crew, being strong and especially smooth in his work. Clark, Stone and Whitridge at 3, 2 and bow have all a tendency to clip and to be slow in their catch; they also lack power in their...
...Varsity had a splendid time Sunday, when they went to West Point on the "Halcyon." The Freshmen also enjoyed their trip Sunday afternoon on the "Norwood," the New York Journal's launch...