Word: inlet
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Today's work for all the crews was the hardest since the arrival of the squads. As there was a strong south wind blowing straight down the course in the morning, the practice was necessarily very light. All the crews, except the Freshman four which went up into Moulthrop Inlet, rowed over to the west shore opposite the Freshman quarters at Red Top and paddled up and down over the last half-mile of the course. But in the afternoon the University crew was sent over the four-mile course on time. The University and second fours paced...
This year the Cornell crews have been very seriously handicapped by poor weather. Although they had their first work on the inlet on February 22, the crews were only able to get out about twice a week during the whole month of March. In the course of practice during this month Coach Courtney found that he did not have enough good men to make up two satisfactory university crews, and on March 15 he took Kelley and Weed out of the University boat and placed them in the junior university crew at No. 3 and stroke respectively. This junior crew...
...Cornell crew, and J. P. Dods, number 2, with whom they proceeded direct to the New Ithaca Hotel. At 12 o'clock the whole squad went to the Cornell boathouse, where the shell had been placed. The men went out for a row of about a mile on Cayuga Inlet, accompanied by Coach Wray in one of the Cornell launches. The eight maintained a slow stroke throughout the practice, which was merely to limber up after the night on the sleeping car. They moved fairly well together and appeared to put more spirit into their work than during the last...
...Saturday work was hindered by a high wind and the crews were unable to get out of the inlet...