Word: shell
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Considerable trouble is being experienced by the Junior Crew collectors. Although no new shell has been purchased, some repairs had to be made on the one purchased from the 'Varsity. The cost of the repairs together with the sum paid for the shell, besides money for the training table expenses, must be raised at once...
Sophomore Crew.The Ninety-seven crew did not row at all yesterday, but spent the time in rigging the new shell. As yet it is impossible to judge the value of the new boat, and nothing can be determined until the crew takes a time row. The boat is unusually steady, but whether it is fast or not is not yet known...
...crews have been hard at work during the vacation. The 'varsity and freshman crews remained in Cambridge during the entire week, the latter rowing twice a day. The other crews were given two or three days off. On Wednesday the new shell that Davy has made for the sophomore crew was tried in the water. Although the advantages that were expected for the boat in the way that it set in the water were evident, certain defects appeared, especially in the steering, and these will probably be remedied in the shop...
...shell used in the ninety-three 'Varsity race with Yale, has been purchased from the 'varsity management, and several hundred dollars must by raised to pay for it. As this payment must be immediate, every member of the class is urged to contribute something toward the payment of the debt...
...progressed very far in the use of the slide and it is yet too early to give any estimate of the work in that direction. The amount of slide now used is 12 inches, but this will probably be lengthened as soon as the crew goes into the shell permanently. During the Easter vacation the crew will probably row twice a day regularly...