Word: shell
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...London to fill the Yale '98 boat: Stroke, D. F. Rogers; 7, Mills; 6, Whitney; 5, J. O. Rodgers; 4, Hitchcock; 3, Marsh (captain); 2, McLauchlan; bow, Cram; substitutes, McGraw and Cadwalader. The average weight is 165. The freshmen will go to New London tomorrow noon. Their shell was shipped yesterday and their baggage went today. They will row on the Thames before sundown tomorrow...
...much attention paid them, and have had to work hard to get a coach; but this year they have been coached a good deal by members of the 'varsity and the regular corps of 'varsity coaches, and they have had the use of the launch. They have a Waters shell just like that of the 'varsity, only lighter as the latter was especially built for a heavy crew. They will be coached at New London by either Hartwell, Ives, or some other of the 'varsity coaches...
...LONDON, CONN., June 10. - The Yale crew rowed over the course for the first time this evening, showing up in splendid form and doing the work that "Bob" Cook laid out for them very well. The Yale crew started from Gales Ferry in the launch, with the shell towing behind, to the point near the lower end of the former course. The crew stripped and getting into the shell, Captain Cook gave instructions as to what was to be done, and immediately the word was given. They pulled the long, steady stroke that has come to be distinctively Yale...
Nearly all the men have had experience in the four-oar races. A crew of four men from the class boats whose make-up has not yet been determined upon will probably row the club's four-oared shell in the race for junior fours. This latter crew may be safely expected to win and the eight ought to make a creditable showing against the other crews entered for their event...
...crew are having a new paper shell made for them by Waters, who will deliver it to them at Poughkeepsie on the day the eight arrives. They will, however, keep their present shell for practice...