Word: shells
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...SALE - Shell single-scull boat, built by Blakey. Sliding seat. Little used. Apply at II Holyoke...
BLAKEY is building a six-oared gig for the New York Rowing Club, a four-oared shell for S. Paul's School, two four-oared gigs for class crews at Bowdoin, seven single sculls for different persons, and a pair-oared gig for the Freshman Class...
...Beacon Cup was won by the Harvard six; President Eliot - then tutor - pulling No. 3, and Mr. Agassiz bow. This, I think, was the first time of Harvard's pulling a shell. She won in 19.22, beating several Boston crews, - the Fort Hill Boy (2d, in 21.20), the James Buchanan, Shamrock, Sterling, Thistle...
...Harvard (shell) six oars won in 19.11, beating the Leader (shell) four oars, from New York, and Quickstep (shell) four oars, of Boston. An allowance of 22 seconds was made to the four-oared boats. The Leader came in second...
...Harvard again won the Beacon Cup in what was considered a remarkable race. They pulled a lap-streak called the Thetis against the Brunonia (shell), of Brown University, and two Boston boats (one shell, one lap-streak), winning with a strong tide running...