Word: sail
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...refusal of the 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...
...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...
...have been changed to May 3 and 4 for Boston and April 29 and 30 and May 1 for Cambridge. The change of dates was necessary because H. Woodruff '98, who plays a leading part, has an engagement to go to England with the "Secret Service" company, and must sail...
...Lehmann will sail today or Saturday...
...room is a sail-loft refitted in an attractive style and is used daily by over one hundred men for reading, writing, smoking and playing games. Hitherto the reading matter has consisted of the daily papers and of such back numbers of the illustrated periodicals as were donated. The fresh current numbers would naturally prove more interesting and attractive to the readers...