Word: shell
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Monday the crew went over the 1 and 7-8 miles course down stream from the Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club, rowing the rest of the way to and from the University boat house in short stretches. The men pulled hard, but at times the shell rocked considerably. Tuesday afternoon rough water allowed the men to row down stream only to a point 1-8 of a mile below the Harvard bridge and back to the boathouse, and on Wednesday a similar course was taken. On account of the strong wind Thursday afternoon, the crew rowed up stream...
...University crew shell, which is being built by W. H. Davy of Cambridge, has been finished except for the out rigging, and will be ready for use in a few days...
...knocked over-board by his oar. He was picked up by the launch. This was the second long row of the season and the men stood the strain well, and all finished strong. The University crew returned to the University boathouse with Coach Wray in the launch, and their shell was towed. The second crew rowed back to the boathouse...
...upstream as far as the Birghton bridge an unusually slow stroke was kept and Coach Wray paid special attention to lengthening the pull through the water. The men's catch was regular throughout, the boat spaced well and rode on a very even keel. The new shell, which is being built by W. H. Davy, of Cambridge, will probably be ready for use about...
...days before the race, but Randolph disbanded a couple of weeks before. An average of 15 crews rowed every day. making a total of 120 men for a period of five weeks. Of this number fully one-half were green material and many had never been in a shell before. The average distance rowed every day was four miles. With this small amount of practice the development of the crews is very creditable both to the men and the coaches...