Word: shell
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman class of Yale University hereby challenge the freshman class of Harvard University to an eight-oared shell race, two miles straight away, during the last two weeks of June, 1891, day and place to be agreed upon hereafter. It is requested that immediate action be taken upon this, as Yale must make other arrangements in case the challenge is declined...
...varsity crew left Harvard Square Tuesday afternoon shortly after four o'clock, and took the five o'clock train from the Providence depot, going to New London by parlor car. On arrival at New London at 7.45 the crew rowed up to their quarters in their shell-all the shells having arrived early in the morning. The Harvard quarters have been recently painted a light brown and red, and present a very attractive appearance...
...Square in the horse car which leaves about 4 o'clock. The boats and substitutes will leave this morning at 8 o'clock on the N. Y. and N. E. road; they will get off at Norwich and tow the boat to the Harvard quarters. In the afternoon a shell will be towed to New London to meet the crew, who will row up the river to the quarters. The launch has been sent on by boat and will be ready for use when the crew arrives...
...should be no race between the Yale and Harvard freshmen, the Yale freshmen will probably enter the three-cornered race with Columbia and Cornell. Yale's freshmen are averaging 165 pounds. The Columbia freshmen have been somewhat handicapped in practice pulling by being forced to work in an old shell while needed repairs are being made on their new paper boat...
...Craigie's bridge the 'varsity was a length and a half ahead, but No. 3 in the '90 boat rowed the whole race off his seat, and at one time four men in the boat were off their seats. The seniors rowed in the big English shell, which was wretchedly rigged...