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...more prominent than usual. There will be three races, the first and second for a mile each, and the third for two miles. Cups will be presented to the men in the boats which finish first and second in these races. For the mile races, the cups will be pewter, silver-plated; for the two mile race, they will be of sterling silver...
Collectors have been appointed to canvass the various classes at Yale for subscriptions to purchase trophies for the '90 university crew. The trophies will be pewter steins...
...trophies for last year's Yale crew are pewter tankards suitably engraved...
There is much dissatisfaction among the members of the Athletic Association with the cups given as prizes. If a man trains hard and wins a contest he deserves a better trophy than the pewter cup now given. The Association can give silver and bronze medals of good quality and workmanship for $3.50 and $2.50 a piece respectively. The first prize cup costs about $5.00. By making the change the management would satisfy winners, increase the entries and save money. Why should the medals not be given in the coming University meeting...
...little, to the men who worked so earnestly to bring honor to their class and their college; and we are sure that the men themselves do not care, so long as they receive some token of appreciation from the college, whether their cups are silver inlaid with jewels, or pewter inlaid with, say, - Bass's Ale! By all means let the Boat Club look into the matter...