Word: miles
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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DEAR SIR:- The Harvard University Boat Club hereby challenges the Cornell University Boat Club to row a four mile race this spring at such a time and at such a place as may be convenient and agreeable to both crews...
DEAR SIR:- The Cornell Navy accepts the challenge of the Harvard University Boat Club for a four mile race the coming season at such time and place as may be convenient to both crews...
DEAR SIR:- The Yale University Boat Club hereby challenges the Cornell University Boat Club to row a four mile, eight oared boat race at New London, Conn., the race to be rowed one week to ten days after our annual race with Harvard, next June. It would be agreeable to us to have you join our dual contest with Harvard and make it a triangular, if satisfactory to them...
DEAR SIR:- I am instructed to communicate to you the action of the athletic council regarding your proposition for a boat race. The Cornell navy accepts the proposition of the Yale University Boat Club for a four mile, eight oared race the coming season at the place and time named by Yale, provided Cornell be allowed in return to name the place and time of a similar race for next year. Cornell expresses furthermore her acceptance of Yale's suggestion to merge the race of this year, Harvard willing, in a triangular race with Harvard...
...Freshman crew went through their regular practice yesterday afternoon. It consisted of fifteen minutes' work on the machines, followed by light exercises in the Gymnasium and a half mile run on the board track. On the machines the men simply practiced the body reach; neither the oars nor the slides being used. The coaching was done by Mr. Lehmann, Mr. Willis, Captain Goodrich and members of the 'Varsity squad. Mr. Fernie and Mr. Howell, of last year's Cambridge eight, and Mr. Goldie of the Cambridge trial eights, who are on a short visit to this country, watched the practice...