Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Yale crew, which is nearly the same as that of last year, says the New York Tribune, began rowing in the harbor on Feb. 15, at which time they used a barge. On Feb. 27 they rowed in their shell, and have been rowing in that ever since. It is the same boat used in the race at New London last year. Each day the crew rowed not less than four miles. But the regular training was not begun until April. Now they pull from five to eight miles a day. Since regular training was begun...
...boating topics. The boat house is not guarded at night this year, however, by a savage dog, as it was last year, but will no doubt be provided with one very soon. A part of the boat house has been partitioned off for the housing of the University shell, and is kept continually bolted, barred and locked. Nobody enters there unless he is a member of the crew or a coach. There is great anxiety lest some one interested in the Harvard crew may see and report to them something about Yale's peculiar boat and the new style...
...shells have been ordered from Waters both for the Columbia 'Varsity and freshmen. '86's shell is to be very similar to the shell used by '85 in its freshman race last year with Harvard...
...passed the referee's boat. All the preliminary arrangements had been made with care and skill, so that very little delay ensued in getting the boats into their proper positions. In attempting to throw the jerseys aboard the tug boat, '84's coxswain fell out of the shell, but he pluckily held on, and pulled himself aboard, suffering no injury save a thorough wetting...
...scow. Three-quarters of a mile from the start '83 slackened the stroke to about 34 to the minute and seemed to be rowing well within themselves, '85 was rowing 33, '84, 32 and '86, 30. At this point '83 was about a length ahead of the '84 shell, which led the freshmen about half a length, while the sophomores were struggling along in the rear...