Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Lost-On Wednesday. January 7, a scarf-pin consisting of a coral shell with pearl in centre. Finder will oblige by returning same to 51 Grays...
...boat club meeting all the data for a full account had not been received, so that the enclosed account is correct up to the date at which the books were balanced. However, some outstanding bills may be presented later, as was the case last year. The price of the shell from Waters, $410.50, and a bill of $77 for tools stolen from the boat house, both add unusually to the excess of liabilities over assets. The excess is consequently greater than that of last year. Another reason for this is the fact that the Hasty Pudding Club gave a smaller...
...intercollegiate four-oared race at Lake George next summer has been selected and the men are already hard at work. The crew will be Whittier, '85, (captain) stroke; Brown, '85, No. 3; Norris, '86, No. 2; Davis, '85, bow; Smith, '86, and Varney, '87, substitutes. A new shell will be ordered from Ruddock of Boston...
...conditions necessary for fast time, and as the crews were known to be in excellent physical condition people expected to see as fine a race as over was rowed on the American Thames. And they were not disappointed. At hald-past two the Yale men were already in their shell and at the starting flag, near the west bank and close to the observation train. Their appearance was greeted with cheers as was also that of our crew a few minutes later, when they came across from their quarters on the opposite bank...
...intense. Then slowly by but surely Yale began to draw ahead so that when the first mile flag was passed they had a lead of somewhat less then a length. But already Harvard was pushing forward and Perkins and his gallant crew steadily forced the bow of their shell forward so fast that at a mile and a half from the start they were ahead and still gaining. It was then the turn of the Harvard supporters to give vent to their enthusiasm, which they did in a series for frantic "rash" and cries of "Harvard ! Harvard !!" until they were...