Word: sailing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...YORK, March 21. - Passage was engaged today to Southampton and return by the American Line steamers for the Cornell crew. The party will consist of 16 persons. The Ithaca oarsmen, with paper shells, will sail from New York on May 59, on the Paris, and at once proceed to Henley, where they will train for the grand challenge cup race, to be rowed on the Thames during the second week of July. In this event the American collegians will meet the best crews of England, France, and any other country that may aspire to the aquatic championship of the world...
...free registry was not responsible for the decline in American shipping.-(a) Under present laws our merchant marine reached its height.-(b) Decline due to-(1) Destruction of commerce by English-built cruisers: Bates, Chap. 9.-(2) Commercial depression following war.-(3) Mechanical changes-(x) Wood to iron.-(y) Sail to steam...
...difficulties to be overcome in this undertaking can be realized when it is known that the audiences at these meetings are continually changing. Many of the sailors, after a stay in the harbor including but one Sunday, sail away not to return for several weeks or months, or possibly not at all. To make these meetings as widely known as possible a tablet, announcing the services, has been placed on the wharf and calendars with notices of them are placed in the cabins of all vessels lying over Sunday at the wharf...
...Yale athletic team that will meet Oxford next month will sail for Europe today. The nine events which have...
...Harvard Yacht Club will start on a week's cruise on June 29. The first day's sail will be to Shelter Island; Saturday to Thimble Islands; Sunday to Black Rock; Monday to Oyster Bay; Tuesday to Larchmont. The distance to be covered each day has been made small so that boats of the smaller classes can cover it easily...