Word: narrowest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Rough, of Oxford, England, last summer, has arrived in Ithaca. The dimensions of the shell are 62 feet 4 inches long, 22.5 inches beam, 6.5 inches deep at bow, and 5.5 at stern. The length is a little greater than the regular American boat, but it is the narrowest shell in Cornell's stock. The seats are arranged away from the centre and on the side on which the man rows, the four port men being on a line on one side, and the four starboard men lined up on the other. The cost of the shell, including transportation...
...reported that Koest has just received an order for a new barge from the managers of the Yale navy. The barge, which will be finished December 1, is to be built of cedar, sixty feet in length, and 25 inches in width. This will be one of the narrowest barges ever constructed, the object of which is to avoid any change of the style of rowing when the crew is transferred to the shell...
...STONE, Treasurer.The boat house will open on the 21st of March, a week from Monday. The stock of boats will be increased by two 13 inch single shells, one 15 inch double (the same size as the narrowest of those already in use), and three canvas canoes. It is the intention of the Governing Board to allow members to take these canoes away over Sunday. In this way it will be possible to make little trips...