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DEAR SIR: The challenge of the Yale freshman class to row an eight-oared two-mile straightaway race with the Harvard freshmen, at New London, next June, date to be mutually agreed upon hereafter, has been received, and is under consideration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale-Harvard Freshman Race. | 1/14/1889 | See Source »

DEAR SIR: The Yale freshman class do hereby challenge the Harvard freshmen to an eight-oared, two-mile, straightaway race, to be rowed at New London next June, the date to be mutually agreed upon hereafter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Challenge from the Yale Freshman Crew. | 12/11/1888 | See Source »

...Columbia freshmen surprised every one on Decoration Day by beating the Dauntless eight, a "crack" New York crew, in a mile straightaway race on the Harlem river. The distance was covered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/1/1888 | See Source »

...last race was for single canoes, for a half-mile straightaway. There were three entries for this event, Herrick, '90, Amory, '90, Stokes, '91. Herrick won the race easily in 6 min. 30 sec. Amory was second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Canoe Club Races. | 5/30/1888 | See Source »

DEAR SIR:- Some time since, Captain Bishop, Harvard '91, was directed to acknowledge the receipt from Yale '91 of a challenge to an eight-oared shell race, with coxswains, two miles straightaway, to be rowed at New London, date to be settled later...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Challenge Not Accepted. | 11/28/1887 | See Source »

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