Word: spite
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yale Yacht Club to sail a Harvard-Yale regatta at Newport in June may be justified by the lateness of Yale's Commencement; but it could not be much more of a concession on the part of the Yale Yacht Club to hold the regatta there in spite of this drawback, than for the Harvard Yacht Club to go around Cape Cod, if it were only to Newport. The regattas which have already been held have all taken place at New London with great inconvenience for Harvard men and ease for the Yale men; and now if the Yale Yacht...
...Glee Club, as a whole, is very fair, in spite of the fact that there are very few first tenors. G. R. Osborne, the leader, has the best voice in the club and his solo tonight is sure to be well sung...
...fourth shoot in the series for the Colt's revolver was held yesterday afternoon. The shooting was good in spite of the high wind. Following are the scores: Class A shoots at 30 birds, class B at 33, class C at 36, class D at 40. Mallinckrodt (C), 24; Harris (A), 24; Campbell (B), 24; Sanford (B), 23; Dove (A), 23; Hardy (A), 22; Bancroft (A), 22; Paine (A), 21; Carleton (D), 21; Kinnicutt (A), 21; Prescott (B), 19; Lunt (C), 18; Dana...
...former years the yacht races between the two universities have been sailed at New London, chiefly on account of the boat races, which have also been held there; and, in spite of this attraction, it has obviously been a concession on the part of the Harvard Yacht Club to go around Cape Cod, because most of its fleet is about Boston. This year, as there is to be no boat race at New London, it would seem that the proposition to sail at Newport should be agreed to by Yale, for Newport is for several reasons more convenient to Harvard...
...crews did credit to their coaches and the race as a whole showed that the men had made good progress toward acvuiring the English stroke. They also held well together in spite of their inexperience...