Word: launching
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Captain Cross of the Yale university crew was the guest of Captain Dillingham yesterday afternoon, and went out in the launch with Mr. Colson, who coached Smith's and Foster's crews...
Yesterday the University eight stroked by Foster rowed two long stretches upstream. Later, the crews stroked by Brownell and Smith went down stream, but found the Basin so rough that they turned back, and rowed in short stretches between the bridges. Mr. Colson coached all three crews from the launch...
Yesterday each of the University crew combinations rowed two long stretches to the Watertown Bridge and back, while Mr. Colson coached from the launch. The orders were slightly changed owing to absences. Dillingham did not row on account of an injured finger, Judd taking his place at bow in the crew stroked by Brownell; and Sanger rowing at 6 in place of Filley...
...stroke is still very slow. A bad "hang" before the catch is noticeable, but this fault is to be expected in the effort to acquire the more deliberate recovery. The launch "John Harvard" will not be used before Monday...
...full reach. There is still so much ice in the river that the crews cannot get on the water for at least another week. The ice is very thick, and has torn up the marine railway, so that a new one will have to be built for the launch...