Word: racing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sorry that the CRIMSON should have made the mistake of saying that the Yale crew was leading the race when it sunk; and the absence of your boating correspondent from Cambridge leads me to believe that the article was not written by an eye-witness, for I was on the nearest boat to the crews when the accident occurred, and the Yale crew was then behind both Columbia and Harvard. It is of course a pity that the race could not have been rowed to a finish; but it is unfair to '89 to deny that...
Everything is still all right at the 'varsity quarters, and the men seem confident about the race next Saturday. Butler, '88, who had to wait over a few days at Cambridge on account of an examination, arrived day before yesterday. On the whole Harvard's chances for success never looked brighter, and it will be no surprise if the three victories of last year were repeated...
...Gale's Ferry, near the other crews, but no place could be found, so that the crew were obliged to put up at the Crocker House, where they now are. The men hardly look like a university crew, and one would scarcely think them equal to a four mile race. Yesterday afternoon they took a time row over the course, followed by their coach, Ellis Ward, in the launch. They row quite smoothly, but lack life and staying power...
...things look now, Yale will probably beat the Pennsylvania men; at least that is the opinion of the Harvard and Columbia crews, who, I suppose are as good judges as any. Yale looks upon this race simply as a practice pull, to prepare them for their contest with Harvard, and have consequently asked to have the east course, which, though generally considered the worse, is the one which they will use in the race with our 'varsity...
Very little as yet is known about the Yale freshmen. They made a very good showing in the class races last May, coming in second. This it was, probably, which prompted them to a race with our freshmen and Columbia. The Yale freshmen have quarters just beside their 'varsity, and both crews will use the same boat-house. It is thought at New London that this race will be very close, the chances pointing slightly in favor of Harvard...