Word: races
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very glad to commend the effort now making for a concert by the Varsity Glee and Banjo clubs at New London on the eve of the intercollegiate race. Although the arrangements have not been perfected, it is highly probable that the concert will be given. New London will of course have many Harvard supporters on the evening of the 27th, and there can surely be no more pleasant and inspiring a preliminary to the contest than a Glee club concert. For many reasons the importance of the intercollegiate race cannot be overestimated. Without disrespect to college athletics in general, perhaps...
...Varsity crew expected to have a race with the champion Bradford crew last Saturday, but as J. R. Cummings, the Bradford stroke, was not able to row, the race was postponed to some day this week. The 'Varsity crew however, rowed a mile in good time, and showed that they have improved a great deal during the past few weeks...
...Monday's race deserves unusual attention. Single scull competition holds a prominent position among the branches of athletics in other colleges, and there is no reason why Harvard oarsmen should be behindhand in a sport which affords such excellent practice to men trying for the regular crew...
...evident that to encourage this race is to broaden the interest in boating affairs throughout the college, an interest which is so essential to the welfare of the university crew...
...Robert Cornell of New York city will act as referee in the Harvard-Yale boat race...