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...strokes '83 had drawn away from '85 until there was clear water between the boats. '84 was very close on to '83 with '86 right behind, '85 now holding fourth position. About one hundred yards from the start '83, followed by '85, began to steer out of the straight course for smooth water near the wall, while '84 and '86 struggled close together in the straight course. '84 was here rowing a fast and wearing stroke, while '83 contented herself with holding her opponents just beyond the scow. Three-quarters of a mile from the start '83 slackened the stroke...
...hundred pounds when out of training, and will train down a good deal below that figure. In the distant future of education in this country looms up the problem of how closely a coxswain can approach' the line which separates entity from nothingness, and still be able to steer a shell between two rows of flags...
...Barton, Adams, Harris, (volunteer). Old '82 barge - Lincoln, Atherton, Hartley, Upham, Chadburn, Locke, Harris, (volunteer). The captains of the senior, junior and sophomore crews are requested to be present to take charge of their respective barges. Also the coxswains of the various crews are requested to be present to steer in the race. Officers: Starter, or referee, Mr. Robt. McCook; judges at finish, Mr. H. D. Robbins and Mr. Geo. Agassiz...
...politicks and commerce and news; it is a money-making, quarrelsome world of vandals; it cannot understand our Latin nor our Greek, and it thinks our English not worth reading; it scorns our literature, and, if it have any regard for our science, it is because it teaches to steer ships and to print newspapers." A miserable world truly; and let us rail on Lady Fortune in good terms, in good set terms, my poor Jaques. An important statement given here reads: "This is the first paper that ever was attempted by the students of Harvard." And then added...
...been done in regard to picking out the men for the University Race; new men are constantly trying. In spite of all the changes in the boats, the rowing is said to be very good at both universities. Mr. Beaumont, last year's coxswain for Oxford, will steer them again this year...