Word: river
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Owing to the storm yesterday the 'varsity crew was obliged to leave the river and row in the tank. Kelton '93, and Lynam, M. S., were absent, so the crew rowed as follows...
...spite of the raw wind and blowing snow yesterday afternoon, the university crew rowed on the river where they have been rowing since last Tuesday. On Monday the ice prevented rowing, but yesterday it had cleared away below the Boylston Street bridge so they could take out the barge. The candidates have now become well narrowed down, and include altogether no more than a dozen...
Yesterday afternoon was one of the most disagreeable imaginable on the river. About three o'clock Captain Perkins and Shaw '94 went out in the pair-oar, with S. D. Parker '91, captain of the senior class crew, to steer. They rowed up and down in front of the boat house for about a half-hour, and then I. ynam, M. S., went into the paiar-oar with Captain Perkins to coach him and Shaw...
...crew came down to the boat house about four o'clock, and fifteen minutes later went out on the river. As now made up the crew rows as follows...
...crew is fortunate this season in not being bothered with floating ice which usually comes from the marshes in the early part of the season. This year the big blocks of ice have all melted on the marshes instead of being carried out into the river. The small float is the only one yet in the river and the college put that in only on condition that the Boat Club would be responsible for its safety. Last year it was broken by the floating ice. The big float will probably be put in position in about three weeks...