Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...will probably be held on Thursday. The order in which the crews will start will not be decided upon until just before the race. The course will be one and one-eighths miles long, and will end at the University Boat Club. Buoys are to be placed in the river 90 feet apart, to mark the starting point of each crew. Referees will be placed on the shore and the bumps will be signalled by three pistol shots. As soon as the signal is given the crew bumped must drop...
...other crews. The weld, Matthews and two Holyoke crews have all made some improvement, but are still hampered by failure to report regularly. The Holworthy-Hollis crew is continuing to row in excellent form. This crew is composed of green material, and is one of the lightest on the river. The men, however, report regularly, and show an interest in the work. As only one week remains before the races, it is important that every man should report at the hour announced for his crew...
...guest of the British Association for the Advancement of science. His journey covered over 20,000 miles and led through the most characteristic sections of the country, including the famous gold mines of the Rand at Johannesburg, the great diamond mines of Kimberley, the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi river, and the so-called Dwyka glacial conglomerate of Permian date, a sheet of unstratified clay, and boulders covering an area of about 200,000 square miles, some account of which will be given by Professor Davis at the nest Geological Conference. The whole expedition, which occupied 110 days, was excellently...
...reported were given preliminary work on the machines under the supervision of Captain Filley and Coach Wray. Later on one temporary eight was organized and sent out on the river. The work will continue today at 3.30 o'clock...
...crews now rowing from the Weld Boat Club the Hollis-Holworthy crew is doing the best work. This crew is made up of new material, but the men have reported regularly and have rowed together every day. The Westmorly crew has not been on the river for several days. This crew at first did the best work of any, but the men have not been reporting regularly, so that its development has been slow. The Holyoke street crew, although doing fairly well, is handicapped by the failure of the men to report regularly. In this respect the Randolph crew...