Word: float
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Active preparations are being made at the boat house for the opening of the present season. The little float has been brought down in front of the '83 and '84 quarters, and the bridge will be put up today. The large float is frozen in solid. The plank covering has been taken off, so as to give the ice a chance to thaw, and an attempt will probably be made next Saturday at high tide to float it around the front of the boat house...
Much difficulty will be experienced in the spring in getting out the large float at the boat-house. It was swung around by the side of the boat-house, and left without blocking it up; as a consequence it is sunken in the mud and frozen solid...
...quarter of a mile. Bryant's crew took the inside position, with Hammond and Burch in the middle and Storrow on the outside. At the word "go," all four of the crews got away well together, and came up all in a bunch. When the lower end of the float in front of the boat house was reached, Storrow had a lead of not more than six feet over Hammond, with Burch and Bryant well up to the leaders. Before the boat house had been passed, however, Perin "hit her up" in fine style, and so well...
...over a hundred men assembled at the boat-house yesterday to see the 'Varsity off as they started on their last practice row before going to New London. As the crew passed the boat-house each time they were greeted with loud cheers from the crowd collected on the float...
...hoped that this year the crew would be able to use the '79 'Varsity shell for the race, but it is not large enough to float the crew, as they are by far the heaviest eight that have ever rowed here. Consequently a new boat had to be ordered, and it was used today for the first time. The means of revenue of the Boat Club...