Word: hards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fast time of 8m. 4s. The result was somewhat unlooked for, as the B. A. A. crew were regarded as exceptionally fast, three of their men having rowed in the 'Varsity boat at Poughkeepsie last year. They recently defeated the intermediates over the same course and won a hard race from the Millstreams, one of the fastest New England eights, last Saturday. The conditions were fairly good, as there was little tide, and but a light wind against the crews...
...recall the crews at his discretion for a new start if the first start should be marred by any evident misunderstanding (wherever responsibility for the misunderstanding might ultimately be found to rest), or if an oarlock should break during the first few strokes. Without some such agreement all the hard work and faithful training of many months may be brought to naught, and what ought to be a memorable contest end in an ignominious fiasco...
...spite of the heavy rain which fell at intervals during the forenoon yesterday the Yale crew were given some hard work. Two hours were spent in taking the men out in pair oars and at noon the eight went out. Mr. Cook had them row down to a sheltered cove near Redtop, Harvard's old quarters, and coached them from the bank. The new shell is expected to arrive Friday...
...deserve the sincerest congratulations for the success of their proceedings thus far, for although there have been some who were opposed to the appointment of the committee, as is always the case with new institutions of this kind, its members have unselfishly undertaken an unpleasant task, and have worked hard to accomplish it all because it was thought to be for the good of the University...
...take the slightest pleasure in; it has been a disagreeable duty performed to gain a very desirable end. The inexperience of the men involved in the affair, and the fact that they did not, in all probability, realize the serious character of what they did, makes it very hard to interfere with the continuance of their college course...