Word: shell
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...single shell race, two miles with a turn, will be started from the front of the Union Boat Club house promptly at 1.30 P. M. There are six entries...
...connection with the recent accounts of the Yale crew in the Boston Herald, the following from a New Haven correspondent of the New York Times may be of interest: "Their new shell has been built by Keast, and fully conforms to Yale's new scheme of making quick strokes to win. It is of cedar, and 72 feet in length. . . . . It is believed that under the new plan the whole race cannot be rowed in good form. It will be suicide to attempt a four-mile pull with a bunched or crooked back or an uneven slide. Here...
...shell for crew...
...hoped that this year the crew would be able to use the '79 'Varsity shell for the race, but it is not large enough to float the crew, as they are by far the heaviest eight that have ever rowed here. Consequently a new boat had to be ordered, and it was used today for the first time. The means of revenue of the Boat Club...
...This includes the price of the '81 'Varsity shell which was sold to the freshmen...