Word: shell
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...successful series of trials was made during the summer with the new English built shell, recently presented to the University by W. C. Baylies '84. The trials were held on the Charles river, at Sherborn, the last of August, under the direction of Captain Richardson '08 and other competent judges. No regular crew was tried out, but the demonstrations were given by a scrub crew called together for that purpose...
Behind Farley rows J. Richardson, Jr., '08, the most reliable man in the boat. He occupies a very important position and fills it well. He rowed number 5 on the 1908 Freshman crew and last year occupied the corresponding position in the University shell. After Severance, Faulkner, and several other men had been tried out for number 7 this year, Coach Wray decided to move Richardson down the boat. He has demonstrated his ability to pass the beat up the boat at a fast as well as at a slow stroke, and on account of his exceptional endurance...
...University four-oar crew lacks that very power which the eight seems to have. The men have gotten fairly well together, but do not seem to be able to send their shell through the water fast enough. The Yale four-oar, on the other hand, works smoothly and forces the boat to run along considerably between strokes. The men appear to be a more powerful crew than the Harvard four, and for that reason are expected to win, although not so easily as last year...
...today was a time trial for the Freshman eight this morning. The crew started out after the rest of the Harvard crews had left the river, and went downstream as far as the Navy Yard in the launch. On account of the rough water the crew climbed into their shell just below the Navy Yard and rowed upstream over the last two miles of the University course. Bacon kept his stroke about 30 to 32 until the last half-mile, when he raised the pace to 34. The crew as a whole did not row as well...
Denise Barkalow '07S., of Omaha, Neb, coxswain, prepared for college at St. Paul's School, Concord, where he had experience as coxswain. He was coxswain on the 1908 freshman crew and last year steered the university shell. Age, 21 years, height, 5 feet, 6 inches, weight, 102 pounds...