Word: raced
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...East knows that the third annual regatta of the R. A. A. C. takes place at Springfield, July 17. Harvard should be represented on that occasion by a " large and orderly crowd." Drunkenness and reckless betting will add not a whit to the pleasure to be derived from the race, while dishonor will certainly come to our college (which has enough to stand in that line already) from such a course. We have a good and steady crew, anxious for victory and faithful to their training; a captain in whom the whole University and its friends have the utmost confidence...
...regard to the Freshman Race, the Springfield Republican persists in what we consider the wrong view. As that paper will undoubtedly have a considerable influence upon public opinion in boating matters for the next month, we will state clearly the opinion of Harvard Freshmen; the Springfield newspaper shall not have this excuse, at any rate, for its partisan course, that it was ignorant of the facts...
...Harvard, the University Boat Club and the Freshman Boat Club are distinct organizations; neither has any right of control over the other; at a meeting of neither can business be transacted binding the other; neither is responsible for the debts of the other. It is admitted that the Freshman race will be under the control of the Regatta Committee; it is also true that in general the officers of the U. B. C. often advise the members of the Freshman crew, and make arrangements for their training and races; but these things are done by tacit consent...
...Does the Republican say that in the rule concerning the composition of " University or representative " crews, the word " representative " is applicable to Freshman crews? Then must it also maintain the absurdity that any " candidate for the degrees A. B., Ph. B., " &c. can row in a Freshman race...
...must be noticed that, at this point, we leave the province of clear and unanswerable reasoning. On such a question opinions are determined, not so much by the spoken reasons (such as on Harvard's part "unfairness to the smaller colleges," and on Yale's "fitness that the two races should be rowed on one principle") as by feelings, customs, prejudices. Every one will allow that races between University, and between College or department, Freshmen are both very good things. But if only one can be had, it is evidently a nice matter to decide which is the better...