Word: launching
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...clock on the N. Y. and N. E. road; they will get off at Norwich and tow the boat to the Harvard quarters. In the afternoon a shell will be towed to New London to meet the crew, who will row up the river to the quarters. The launch has been sent on by boat and will be ready for use when the crew arrives...
...take their last pull on the harbor on Friday, and on Saturday morning they go to New London and will be quartered at the Latham Brown villa, a large house situated on a commanding bluff at Gale's Ferry, a few yards from the Columbia quarters. The old Yale launch has been put on the dry dock for repairs, and the new one is not expected to arrive at New London till June 20. Ex-captain Rogers is giving his whole time to the freshman crew, while Percy Bolton coaches the 'varsity crew and will continue to coach them till...
...undoubtedly strong, control their slides pretty well and know what a four mile course is. On these acconts there is absolutely no reason why they should not make a very great improvement in speed in the next few weeks. The launch in doing very well. It is unusual that a Harvard launch should run for a whole month without getting blown up. The following men are rowing as substitutes: Rantoul '92, Jones '92, Powers '92, Porter...
...Harvard launch has at last arrived on the river in thoroughly good repair. A new tubular boiler has been put into her which does not have the habit of bursting every day or two. The crew is very fortunate in securing the services of a thoroughly good engineer who lives in Cambridge. Heretofore the accidents to the boat have been as much due to the engineer as to anything else...
...Columbia crew has been singularly unfortunate this year. Last week as a final blow the launch went to pieces and sunk. The college, however, will persevere, and put a crew on the water. Both Cairns and Langthorne will...