Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that reason be given for publication, but the conditions are as follows: That the race shall be rowed in eight-oared shells as soon after the contest with the Cambridge University crew as possible, and it shall be over the four-mile straightaway course on the Liffey River, near the banks of which Dublin is situated. Nothing up to the present time has been done by the Yale Navy in regard to the Cambridge race, and, of course, no challenges from other colleges can be considered until that is settled...
...tank has been completed and is now filled with water. Everything is in readiness for the crews to commence work as soon as the river freezes...
...view of the length of time consumed in traveling back and forth between Boston and Cambridge, the captain of the university crew has arranged a temporary float at the Charles River boat-house, to be used until the severity of winter forces the crew to the harbor for open water. We cannot commend too highly the energy of the boat club in its endeavors to further the interests of the crew, and we can only urge the college at large firmly to support these efforts. Every possible means should be put at the disposal of the crew to make their...
...boat house for use all through the winter. On Tuesday afternoon the float was put in place in spite of the difficulty occasioned by the low tide. The water is at present extremely unfavorable for rowing, as a long stretch of mud intervenes between the float and the river; but the crews, equipped with rubber boots, struggle bravely through it, and will continue to take daily rows as long as the weather permits...
...university barge is still at South Boston and the crew is rowing in the '90 barge. None of the class crews have yet put in an appearance at the boat house, but the sophomores expect to row on the river soon...