Word: rivers
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...four-mile race against Yale, the oldest intercollegiate rivalry, the Crimson surged to a commanding lead in the first 200 meters on the Thames River in New London, Conn. Harvard consistently pulled away from the outmanned Elis, crossing the finish line 10 lengths ahead of its opponents in a time of 19:15.3, the third-fastest time in the history of the race. The win marked Parker's 23rd win over Yale in his 27 years as coach of the Crimson crew program...
...Harvard lightweight crew lost out on its bid to win its first-ever national title June 11, finishing behind Princeton and Yale at the Empire State Regatta on the Hudson River in Albany, N.Y. The Crimson had swept the Tigers and Elis in the Goldwaithe Cup and the Eastern Sprints earlier this year but, hampered by the loss of seven-man Ted Marple to tendonitis, the Crimson finished 2.2 seconds behind Princeton...
...RACHEL RIVER (PBS, June 21, 9 p.m. on most stations). Pamela Reed (Tanner '88) and Craig T. Nelson (Call to Glory) are featured in this brooding American Playhouse drama about small-town Minnesota...
There are many places in Europe where tour buses should not go. Unfortunately there are far fewer where they cannot go. One such rare route is the full, looping length of the river Seine as it winds its way through central Paris toward the English Channel. This is the waterway of kings and conquerors, of ruined abbeys, gothic trees, half-timbered farmhouses and pastoral symphonies on either bank. Until this summer, visitors who wished to savor the creamy countryside of Normandy had to cope with traffic and train schedules. But now, if they wish, they can finally take...
...trip has been a century in the making. For years the upper reaches of the river could not be navigated by such cruise ships, subject as the area was to floods and low water. The water level has at last been controlled by a network of locks, dams and reservoirs. The Normandie, 300 ft. long and weighing 1,375 tons, was especially built for the voyage. With 53 double staterooms, lounge, bar, restaurant, sun deck and sauna, it carried 106 passengers, 20 crew members and pounds of monkfish, duck, pork and other essentials, replenished along...