Word: shell
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Senior crew rowed together on the river for the first time late Saturday afternoon, using the shell-bottomed, paper barge which the crew used two years ago. In spite of the rough water the crew did fairly good work. The order was as follows: Stroke, Saunders; 7, Duffield; 6, Dunlop; 5, Sullivan; 4, Sleeper; 3, Dexter; 2, Scattergood; bow, Rantoul. Mr. X. H. Goodenough '82 was out for a short time but did not see the men row. He will take charge of the crew next Wednesday and will be with them until the race...
...total amount raised and paid out this year is $256, of which $152 was for last year's bills, the remainder being for rent of shell, rigging and for oars. The expenses still to be met this year...
...management has rented a shell from the Shawmute and a barge from the 'Varsity, and though paying off its debts, is in need of the full support of the class if the crew is to go to a training table...
Several more men are expected to come out shortly, among them being Wrightington, Phelps, Gleason and Sleeper, all of whom have rowed before. The crew has purchased a shell from the Shawmut Boat Club which has already been rigged by Davy with whole pins and level slides and is all ready for use whenever the crew goes on the water...
...Saturday the '99 crew did not row. Several of the men went down to the boat house in the morning and moved both the '99 shell and the barge. These are to be rigged by Davy with hole pins and level slides and made ready for the spring practice which will begin as early as possible this year...