Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Those who intend to make the round trip to Princeton on Saturday should sign at once, at Leavitt & Peirce's. The party will leave by the Fall River Line on Friday and return Sunday night. If 50 sign the price will be exceedingly cheap...
...best point from which to see the scratch races on Saturday, Nov. 6th, will be the river bank between the boat-house and the bridge below, as the boats will finish at the bridge. The order of events will be the senior eights, the single sculls, and finally the freshman eights; and all contestants must be at the boat-house by 10 on Saturday morning...
...scratch races are soon to be held on the Charles River upper course. We have two small suggestions to offer to the Boat Club in regard to them: first, that they be started promptly. It has always been the rule to start them a half hour behind time, but November is not September, and it will not be pleasant to sit and shiver on the boat house float while the boats are getting ready; neither will it be pleasant for the men who are waiting on the water. The second suggestion is, give up a place to see the races...
...scratch races will be rowed over the Charles River upper course, by the boat-house. Further announcement will be made concerning the number of races, the prizes and the drawing for positions...
...Monday the candidates for the university crew began practice on the river. An eight composed of Adams, stroke, Hale, Alexander, Davis, Hight, Perry, Parker and Keyes, took a practise spin up the river...