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August 3, 1852. Lake Winnipiseogee, Center Harbor, two miles to windward.- Oneida, Harvard; won by two lengths. Halcyon, Yale (eight-oared barges...
...Gray was born in Paris, Oneida County, New York, November 18, 1810, and was consequently 77 years of age. He received his early education in the Clinton Grammar School and at the Fairfield Academy, after which he began the study of medicine with Dr. John F. Trowbridge in Bridgewater, N. Y., and was graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the western district of New York in 1831. He soon after left his practice and began the study of botany with Dr. John Torrey. In 1834 he was appointed botanist to the United States exploring expedition sent...
...informing on a multitude of hitherto obscure points in early American history, and is delightfully diversified with incidents. Rev. Philip Schaff, D. D., contributes a second paper on the "Relation of Church and State in America." A very pleasantly written sketch is by Walstein Root, on the "Hamilton Oneida Academy in 1794," the germ of Hamilton College. The fourth article in this superb number is a study by Charles H. Peck of the public life and character of "Aaron Burr," in which he aims to substitute natural explanations for the acts and misfortunes of his extraordinary subject. Then follows, from...
...members of the class of '46 may be said to have originated boating here. In their junior year they bought an eight-oared barge called the "Oneida," and challenged the seniors to a race. The seniors accepted, and formed the "Iris Boat Club," in order to rival the juniors who had formed the "Oneida Club." In the race which took place a little later, the "Oneida" came off victorious, and was declared the better boat...
...boats, and occasionally were accompanied by ladies. But in 1851 they were taken by surprise in this way, - Yale had heard that Harvard owned an eight-oared barge, and wishing to vie with her on the water sent a challenge to row on Lake Winnipiseogee. Harvard accepted, the old "Oneida" was brought into requisition, eight men, who had never rowed together but a half-dozen times before, were picked out to represent Harvard. The race took place on August 3. The "Oneida" was victorious both in this and in the next race which occurred at Springfield in 1855. The following...