Word: weather
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...time fixed for the race was 6.30 on Thursday, June 30th. The course for the two-mile races at New London is the last half of the four-mile course-that is to say, the stretch between the Navy Yard and the finish flag opposite Winthrop's Point. The weather was beautiful and the water was comparatively smooth. The Columbia men were rather smaller than the Harvard Freshmen, and it was generally supposed that the latter would win easily...
...account of the weather, the Harvard-Columbia race, which was to have been rowed the day before Class-Day, took place June 27th. The Columbia crew was practically the same that won in '86, and one could see in watching them at practice that they got a great deal of speed out of their boat. Harvard, on the other hand, had an almost entirely new crew, and there were some fears that lack of experience might prove a serious handicap. The eight were powerful men, however, and it was generally supposed that the race would be very close...
...race with Columbia yesterday was postponed on account of the bad weather...
...soon as the ice broke up on the river, towards the end of March, all the class crews began work on the Charles. The 'Varsity, however, still remained at the gymnasium, as the extremely cold weather prevented careful coaching on the water. During this time especial attention was paid to the body work...
BICYCLE CLUB. - Weather permitting, a start will be made from University at 4.45, to-day for Auburndale...