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Single sculling and pair-oar races will also form a part of the regatta program. All men interested in this form of rowing will have a chance to get on the river this week as the boat houses are now open...
...when candidates will be called out for a meeting in the Newell Boathouse at 4 o'clock. The squad will be divided into club crews, as in past years, and will be put on the river that afternoon. These eights will also compete in the Fall Regatta. Scull and pair-oar races for upperclassmen are included in the events for the regatta. The Newell Boathouse, is now ready for any men who wish to avail themselves of the opportunity for early practice for these events...
...Freshmen were sent on a journey to the Navy Yard and back, and although the 1919 boat is a little upset by the recent changes, considerable form was on hand today. H. S. Middendorf '16 was able to do pair-oar work with E. W. Soucy '16, so it is expected that Middendorf will be back at his regular place in the first crew tomorrow. K. B. G. Parson '16 dropped in on the University camp today and gave every intention of making an extensive visit. The weather is so decidedly bad that all oarsmen have been provided with rubber...
...Conn., June 6. -- Perhaps the most important part of today's practice of the University and Freshman crews at Red Top took place when the crews had finished their two mile paddle. Coach Guy Nickalls and Abbot of the Yale camp were coming down-stream in a pair-oar, alongside of whom was the "Pup" containing Coaches Haines and Herrick and several Crimson oarsmen. Suddenly a young deer was spied swimming in the water, and both the University and Yale contingents started out in hot pursuit...
...deer was chased to shallow water, where Coach Nickalls alighted from his pair-oar and grasped the animal firmly by the neck, only to have the terrible luck of slipping at such a critical moment. Of course, the deer took the golden opportunity to make a hasty retreat, leaving the Yale men disconsolate and the Yale coach struggling on a sandy bottom...