Word: launching
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Weld launch "Veritas" arrived last week from the Morris Heights shipyard in time for the rowing on Thursday. The cradle in which she is taken out of the water was laid beside the Weld boat-house and the launch itself moored by the coal wharf opposite. She has proved satisfactory in all but two particulars -- in turning she requires more room than was expected, and in starting she is not quick to gather headway, which often allows a crew to get out of reach. Her wake, however, is slight and does not seriously bother passing crews...
...Weld launch will arrive in Boston this afternoon and will probably be on the river by the last of the week...
...accident occurred which prevented it from finishing. A break in the linen covering of the bow of the Weld boat allowed the water to enter until the forward compartment was entirely submerged. Mr. Storrow thereupon called out to Bancroft to stop rowing, the crew was taken off by the launch and the shell was towed back to the Union boathouse...
...trial trip of the Weld launch "Veritas" took place over the regulation government course in New York harbor yesterday. She made an average of 16 knots which exceeds her guaranteed speed by two knots. The launch will arrive early next week...
...Newel crews have suffered more than the Weld through frequent changes in the order of the boats, but have as a whole shown great improvement during the last week. This is probably due greatly to the efforts of several coaches, who since the arrival of the launch have watched the work of the eights. The Senior crew has been under the eye of Mr. E. C. Storrow, while Mr. J. J. Storrow has taken charge of 1902. D. M. Goodrich '98 has been coaching the Law School...