Word: oneidas
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Dates: during 1886-1886
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Since that first race with Yale, in 1852, there has been a great many changes, as is but natural. Changes in the boats used, changes in the men's training, and changes in the distance rowed. The Oneida, which was the name of the Harvard boat used in '52, is described as being "thirty-seven feet long, lap-streak built, heavy, quite low in the water, with no sheer, and with a straight stern. The width was about three feet and a half in the widest part, and tapered gradually towards bow and stern. The boat had plain, flat wooden...