Word: river
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...general appearance which the crew presents on the river is good. The time and the watermanship are far ahead of last year's 'varsity crew at this time of year. There is as yet no apparent speed in the boat but it must be remembered that the development of the leg-work of the crew has no more than been begun. The crew has the watermanship and the good time of a fast crew and it is not too much to prophecy that it will soon have a drive with the legs which will mean speed...
Yesterday the freshmen used the slides for the first time since going on the river. Several important changes were made in the make-up of the crew, Goodrich going to No. 7, Fuller to No. 3, and Scull to No. 4. The order was: Stroke, H. Adams; 7, Goodrich; 6, Seaver; 5, Ames; 4, Scull; 3, Fuller; 2, Hurley; bow, J. Adams...
...with Cambridge Saturday by two and a quarter lengths. It was the fifty-second contest between the universities and was rowed over the regular course, from Putney to Mortlake, four and a half miles. There was the usual immense crowd along the Thames to see the race, and the river was crowded with all kinds of craft, but the arrangements for keeping the course clear were perfect...
...better example of the effect of geological conditions can be seen, than the case of New York. A commercial centre is always at the junction of two or more lines of transportation. New York has not only the Hudson with its tributaries, and the railroads which follow the rivers, but also a good egress to the sea. In former geological ages the Hudson was merely a river valley. Now, however, by the tipping of the land through which it flowed, the Hudson has become the deep sea way, which has made New York the greatest commercial centre in the United...
...sophomore crew has had no regular coaching lately and they show the need of it badly. Last week Mr. Watson gave them some attention, but now that the freshmen have come out on the river he has no time for this. Kernan has done some coaching from a pair-oar and from the stern of the boat. The crew had been rowing until yesterday with full slides but they have now gone back to strapped seats. The time yesterday was very ragged...