Word: man-of-war
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...freshmen are pulling a sort of man-of-war stroke at present. They are working in the right spirit, however, and an improvement in their rowing is easily seen from day today. There are some good men in the boat, and the crew is without doubt big and strong enough, despite the reports to the contrary. Just now their oars are in the air all the time except during a very vigorous catch, but this is always noticeable in a green crew...
...some mysterious way turned up in Cambridge, where they form very interesting souvenirs of Harvard's victories. At the two-mile flag, where the freshman race is started, we see Point - - on the left, and the New London Navy Yard on the right, where the old man-of-war "Florida" used to be anchored. These last two miles are generally pretty rough, much more so than the upper course, which is more sheltered; but it is said of New London, I believe, that there has been but one postponement in seven years. Last year's races were rowed in pretty...
...tapered gradually towards bow and stern. The boat had plain, flat wooden thole-pins fitted into the gunwale. Her oars were of white ash, and ranged from thirteen feet six inches long in the waist, to twelve feet at bow and stern. The captain's gig of a man-of-war will give a very good idea of her general fittings." Since then a number of improvements have been made, and new boats used, until we have finally obtained the Waters' paper shell, which is perhaps the best racing shell made...
...fish dinner of some sort, the whole cruise lasting only three days and then the navy returned with state to Cambridge in a "barge." One year a large tent called the "Good Ship Harvard" was erected in the yard where Appleton Chapel now stands, arranged inside like a man-of-war, with crew quarters, Admiral's cabin, etc., and the marines were stationed as sentries at the entrance. The boatswain often summoned the crew of the "Harvard" by sounding his shrill whistle in front of Holworthy, then, as now, the senior's headquarters. Latterly the eligibility for "service" was much...
...Paris National announces that a man-of-war will be sent to reinforce the French squadron at Madagascar...