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...race. As for the races of next week, we feel confident that they will also be won by our crews, although their opponents are very formidable. We take this last opportunity amid the "rush of waiters and the crush of girls," to offer once more our thanks to Captain Mumford and Captain Storrow for their pains-taking work with the crew during the past year. They have gone, bearing our hopes with them; we feel sure that they will not be disappointed...
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...pulls every day, and while away the intervening time in playing ball, rifle shooting, etc. An account of the crew appeared to-day in a New London paper, which is rather amusing. It has as a heading "Giants get into gear;" and among other things it speaks of Capt. Mumford as being a "veritable Samson," and of Burgess and Yocum as being the "big fellers" of the eight. Accounts like this are very common among the daily papers here, and are read with great pleasure by the men at the quarters...
...last six articles relate to the selection of the judges, their positions in the race, boats and other details of less importance. The rules are signed by captain Mumford and Lawrence E. Sexton for Harvard, and by captain Cowles, President Ames and George A. Adee for Yale...
...yesterday was extremely gratifying to the large audience which thronged the boat-house to witness it. The crew showed great improvement in the style and finish of its stroke; if it has the same lasting power that it possessed a year ago, it should win both its races. Captain Mumford is to be congratulated upon the excellent work which the crew has done under his captaincy. The crew has worked as hard as all Harvard crews are expected to do, and their labor, we believe, will not be in vain. The college appreciated the exhibition row which was given yesterday...