Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...eight to row Harvard. Much interest is being taken in the project by the members of the club, and if little difficulty is met with in selecting the men for the crew, and if Harvard will agree to row a race, the club will buy a shell. There are several college oarsmen in the Athletic Club and an eight selected from their number could hardly fail to be a strong one after suitable training...
...been known for some time that the 'varsity crew is to have a new paper shell, but beyond this there has been nothing of especial interest to say of it. The shell will be built on the conventional Waters model, and will be about the same as the boat used last year. It is to be sixty feet in length, twenty-four inches in width, and eight and three-quarter inches deep. Nothing definite is known yet about the rig. One new feature will be tried, however: the tiller lines will be so arranged that the coxswain can grasp...
...University boat club ordered, over a month ago, a new paper shell of Waters, the well-known boat builder...
...crew has no regular coach, and for this reason labors under considerable disadvantage. They have the best material of the class crews and ought to make the most of it. They have just ordered of Blaikie a new $400 shell, including seats, oars, and other fittings...
...sophomore crew has ordered of Blakey, a new cedar shell to cost $400. The price will include seats and all necessary appliances...