Word: shells
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...arriving at the boathouse, the first eight gave their decision on the boat to be used against Yale. They favored unanimously the red cedar shell presented to Harvard this year by Mr. Ridley Watts, fathers of Captain John Watts. This craft was constructed by George Pocock of Washington, the foremost racing shell designer in the country...
...water unfavorably rought, the oarsmen settled down after the opening burst of speed to a beat of 30 which was maintained up to the three mile mark. From this point on, Captain John Watts '28 lifted the stroke to 35, quickening it gradually to 38, and as the shell neared the finish to a fast sprinting...
...practice for the first two eights was light, Coach E. J. Brown '96 having them pull up to Watertown bridge and back with short sprints ordered at intervals. On the way up, the crews changed shells and A. A. Campbell '30 changed places with L. W. Dickey '30. W. G. Saltonstall '28, who was unable to row owing to a slight injury, was replaced in the first boat by Geoffrey Platt '27, captain of last year's eight. J. de W. Hubbard '29 was still in the bow of the first shell where he has been rowing since the Navy...
Courtney was a remarkable crew coach because he knew a racing shell from bow to stern and his men from head to heels...
...crew event of the Henley Regatta, the University boat placed behind Yale and Princeton in a very close contest. The Harvard, oarsmen, rowing a lower stroke than their rivals for most of the distance, sprinted too late and, could not overhaul the leaders in the last furlong. The Eli shell nosed out the Princeton entry by ten feet with the Crimson following a length and a quarter behind. The time was seven minutes and six seconds...