Word: shell
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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HARVARD QUARTERS, NEW LONDON, June 20.- The 'Varsity crew practically completed its hard practice before the race on Wednesday today, for tomorrow the time will be given over chiefly to practicing racing starts. This morning there was no rowing and the crew did not launch its shell until 6.30 p. m. Mr. Lehmann coached from the launch and was accompanied by J. Fay 69, a member of the '69 crew, Dr. W. A. Brooks '88, Dr. W. A. Conant and a number of undergraduates who have recently arrived at New London...
Before Kernan was put into the boat the four 'Varsity substitutes rowed in a four-oared shell. Marvin was stroke, Perkins 3, Kernan 2 and Adams bow. Mr. Lehmann has rowed in the four since Kernan has been on the crew...
...Freshmen were given considerable pair oar work this morning. Their work in the shell this afternoon was unsatisfactory. The time was bad and the men showed a tendency to clip at the full reach, which resulted in a great waste of power. This morning there were a few Yale freshmen visitors, while in the afternoon several of the 'varsity men made a call...
...order of the Freshman crew has been constantly changed during the spring owing to illness and unforeseen set backs, and as a result the crew is not yet together. The shell built by Davy has proved very unsatisfaetory, as it not only settles badly and lacks stiffness, but seems to drag. The new '99 shell has been loaned to the Freshmen and will probably be used in the race. It is much stiffer than the Freshman shell and holds the crew out much better...
...returning to Cambridge we had a series of unexpected bits of good luck in the selling of old boats, recovering the money spent on defective oars, and in other ways. We had up to that time incurred bills for a new cedar shell, for oars, training table, boat house charges, use of launch and various smaller items, amounting in all to $1131.76. We sold our broken barge for $50.00, the old paper shell of our freshman year for $20.00, our old cedar shell for $235.00, and the new one with the oars for $350.00. Including the money raised by subscription...