Word: launching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...committee on the new Yale launch have not been able to secure a suitable launch already built, and have directed Messrs. Reilly and Crowley of Brooklyn to build a new boat. Mr. Samuel Ayers, the Bay Ridge launch builder, has the contract for building the hull, and the boat is to be in readiness for the practice pulls of the crew in the harbor by the middle of May. The contract calls for a 52-foot launch that will steam 14 knots an hour for 90 miles. The new launch will be 52 feet long, about the same length...
...candidates for the Columbia crews have just gone into training. Metcalle '91, is captain, and Walter B. Peet will probably resume his position as coach. There is great need for a new launch and an effort is being made to raise...
...Yale News is responsible for the statement that in all probability the new Yale launch, built by E. T. Copeland of New York, will not be accepted. The launch has been given three trials but in all of them it has failed to show the required speed. The third trial was made on Monday afternoon. The screw of the launch had been changed and the result was a slight increase of speed, but not sufficient to warrant its acceptance. The time averaged four miles in about twenty-one minutes. In other respects the boat is perfectly satisfactory; it sets well...
...earnest. Yesterday morning both crews, freshman and 'varsity arose at seven o'clock, took a mile walk and breakfasted. They then played ball and sat around till eleven o'clock, when they went out for their morning row. They had hardly left the float and started when the Yale launch, with Perey Boltou and Bob. Cook on board, darted out from their float and followed. They were bent on seeing what new points the Harvard men had picked up and how they rowed, but after following them for half an hour they went back to their (Yale's) quarters...
...freshmen left Boston at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and on arrival at New London at 4 o'clock were driven up to their quarters at Capt. Molthrop's, half a mile below the university house. Their baggage was sent up in the launch. Mr. Keyes came down on the same train with the freshmen and W. Alexander, L. S., with the 'varsity. Mr. Brooks and Mr. Storrow are expected down soon. This morning work will commence in earnest. Both the 'varsity and freshmen will row at 10 o'clock and again...