Word: shell
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...above the Union Boat Club to Longwood bridge. On the first start Mulligan, number 2 in the crew stroked by Wentworth, broke his oar. On the second start Lovering, number 3 in the same boat, broke his oar, but the other two crews continued over the course. Morgan's shell started at a very high stroke and led for a short distance, but at the end of the first quarter-mile Bacon had placed his crew a length in the lead, which was increased to four lengths at the finish. The time was 8 minutes and 26 seconds...
...race started at 6.18 o'clock. The Freshmen caught the water first and began rowing a 32 stroke to Springfield's 34. They gained slightly, but at the quarter-mile Springfield, was drawing ahead. At the Harvard bridge the Freshman coxswain had to steer so close to the other shell to avoid, a raft that Jose at 2 in the Harvard boat struck his oar against that of Hicks, Springfield's number 7, and caught a slight crab. From this point the superiority of the Springfield crew was apparent, and they finished well together, with a strong spurt...
...Morgan and Wiggins as substitutes, arrived at Ithaca. They were met by Manager F. Miller of the Cornell crew, and J. P. Dods, number 2, with whom they proceeded direct to the New Ithaca Hotel. At 12 o'clock the whole squad went to the Cornell boathouse, where the shell had been placed. The men went out for a row of about a mile on Cayuga Inlet, accompanied by Coach Wray in one of the Cornell launches. The eight maintained a slow stroke throughout the practice, which was merely to limber up after the night on the sleeping car. They...
...course of one mile and 550 yards, by 2 4-5 seconds. A second feature of the regatta was the defeat of the Cornell, Pennsylvania and Georgetown crews, which entered the Junior Collegiate Eight-oared race. The Yale second crew, immediately after winning the Second Eight-oared shell race, also took first place in this event...
...crew will row from the Cornell boathouse while at Lake Cayuga, and probably light rowing will be held twice a day until the race. The shell, with the one to be used by the Stone's School crew in their race against Cascadilla School, left yesterday afternoon. Two substitutes will be taken, but the choice had not been definitely made last night...