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...paper shell has been ordered from Waters in Troy, and Davy is building a new barge for the crew. The barge will be only twenty-eight inches wide instead of thirty-six as the old one was, and it is thought that this will effect a great saving of time in the work of the crew, as the change from barge to shell will not be so marked as heretofore...
...barge built for the Yale Navy has just been finished and taken to the boat house. It is built of cedar and is more on the plan of a shell than former ones, and is comparatively light, weighing about 350 pounds...
...finished December 1, is to be built of cedar, sixty feet in length, and 25 inches in width. This will be one of the narrowest barges ever constructed, the object of which is to avoid any change of the style of rowing when the crew is transferred to the shell...
...river, and it is hoped that the men will derive so much benefit from this work that it will enable them to start work in the spring with better development than has usually been the case. The men have been rowing on alternate days in the four oared shell, the crews being made up as follow...
...boat house on Boylston street is now open. All the boats have been put in good repair since last spring, the new four-oared shell is waiting a crew, and the two new shells will soon be ready. By joining at once instead of waiting till the spring, men will gain the additional advantage of several weeks rowing and the use of baths where hot water is not wanting. The autumn is the best time for men to join who are learning to row. Membership fee for the fiscal year $5.00, lockers $1.00 extra...