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...voted to accept as a trophy from Mr. T. S. Watson '99 the bow of the "Harvard," the six-oared shell that won two regattas on Lake Quinsigamond in 1859 and 1860. The first of these races was Harvard's first meeting with and victory over Yale...
...Mansfield 2L. left the Newell boat house in a single shell yesterday afternoon and has not been seen since. The empty shell was found later along the bank of the river, and Mansfield's clothes were found in his locker. The police worked on the matter last night but no traces of the man could be found...
...changed, and smoothness is therefore lacking. The Weld Freshmen are at present in very poor shape. Not only are the men mostly small and inexperienced, but they seem to lack desire to improve. In consequence, it has been impossible to grade them finally. The second Freshmen have damaged their shell in a collision with a bridge, and are now using a barge...
...Weld Boat Club has just received a new racing shell from Davy, as a gift from Mrs. Charles F. Sprague, a niece of G. W. Weld '60, the founder of the club. It is intended to take the place of the old racing shell built in 1897-98. The new shell is 62 feet long, 23 inches wide, and 10 inches deep. It is constructed of Spanish cedar, both on the body and on the wash boards. A new system of bracing not yet tried here has been used and will probably prove very satisfactory...
...club yesterday afternoon. Vail coached the Newell graded crews from a single and J. B. Ayer '03 and G. D. Boardman '03 coached the Newell Freshmen. The Weld graded crews were coached by S. H. Wolcott '03 from the "John Harvard" and by Wray who followed in a single shell. The orders were practically the same as on the preceding...