Word: prowse
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With a strong beam wind from the Southwest, the three Varsity crews got off to a perfect start. Harvard took an almost imperceptible lead in the first fifteen stroke, but after a minute of rowing, the Penn crew had gained the lead by one or two feet. with Navy trailing...
With diligent disregard for the Labor Government, the New Socialism and the Machine Age, the ceremony of Swan-upping was performed last week just as it always has been. At exactly high tide, six graceful white boats were launched at Southwark Bridge: two for the King, two for the Vintners...
"We learn?and this idea would be natural to him?that M. Moreau-Vauthier is disposed to decorate with bulbous figures and cartouches, more or less baroque, guess what: the prows of our cruisers. The interior would be bad enough, but the exterior silhouet!?"
As the boats rocked from side to side, spectators on shore strained eyes to read the names on their prows. One was Sacco; the other Vanzetti.
Turning their prows upstream yesterday, the University crews found the straight stretches unusually calm and were able to spend a stiff practice session on racing starts and short competitive pulls in preparation for the M. I. T. races this Saturday.