Word: craft
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...whole story gives rise to suspicion of that craft in intercollegiate matters in which I admit Harvard is far behind some of her contemporaries, and savors too much of the worse features of American polities...
Davis, Samuel Craft, 29 Hastings...
...twelve o'clock to-day. They take with them the cedar and paper shells which were used by last year's crew. As the steam launch is now unfit for use, the management have hired the little launch "Niantic" at New London. The coaching will be done from this craft. Messrs. Watson, Peabody and Keyes, of the graduate committee, will accompany the crew. Mr. Bacon will go down later. The work of coaching the University crew will fall principally upon Mr. Watson. Mr. Peabody will give most of his attention to the freshmen...
...shell for the University crew, which has been in course of construction this year under the supervision of E. Waters and Sons, at Troy, N. Y., reached New Haven last week. It is finished in very light color and is a very pretty craft. The boat weighs less than eight-oared shells usually do. The hull has not been constructed as was ordered, and the paper has not hardened enough to make the boat rigid. It is not likely the boat can be used, and it will have to be returned to Waters. It is not yet known what shell...
...craft has had many accidents during the past few years. Last year at New London she sank and was raised only with great trouble. She has been a source of constant expense to the boat club. A few more such accidents will make her totally unfit for repairs...