Word: river
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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GALES FERRY, June 5--The Yale university, four-oared, and freshman crews went out on the river at 9.45 o'clock this morning. The four-oared dropped out at the end of the first mile because of the wash from the launch. At the end of the two-mile the university and freshman crews stopped with the freshman a half a length ahead. The freshman crew went out again at 5.30 o'clock this afternoon and the university and four-oared at 6 o'clock. The university crew was particularly coached on getting a quick catch. Several...
GALES FERRY, June 4.--The Yale crew went out on the river at 5.45 o'clock this afternoon and rowed over a four-mile course. No official time was taken, but the stroke averaged about 29. The freshman crew went out at 4.30 o'clock and the four-oared at 5.30 o'clock. In the coaching of the freshmen especial care was directed toward getting the oars in the water quickly on the catch...
...ranch. Dr. Russell has done extensive scientific research work both in anthropology and natural history. From 1892 to 1894 he made an important anthropological and natural history expedition for the University of Iowa, with which he was connected before coming to Harvard, in the region of the McKenzie River in northern Canada. Last year, while on leave of absence from the University, Dr. Russell made for the Bureau of Ethnology at Washington a careful study of the language, history, customs, etc., of the Pima Indians of Arizona. His report is now being revised by the Bureau and will soon...
...preliminary heats for the championship of the Interscholastic Rowing Association were rowed on the Charles River yesterday over the mile course, down-stream. There were three heats with four crews in each heat, the Boston Latin School, the Cambridge Latin School, and the Waltham High School winning the three heats. The Cambridge Latin School crew won its heat in 5m. 33s., breaking the former interscholastic record by 9s. This afternoon the race for second crews will be held and the winner of this will enter the final race on Saturday afternoon with the three crews victorious yesterday...
...annual regatta of the Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association will be held on the Charles River on Wednesday afternoon, June 17. In addition to the five regular open events for senior, intermediate and junior eights and senior and junior fours, there will be a special race for school eights open to all schools, whether members of the Interscholastic Rowing Association or not. All the races will probably be rowed down-stream, over the 1 1-2 miles course ending at the Union Boat Club...