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...return to the crew's daily routine. After breakfast, the men do whatever they feel like. Some sit down to write letters, some read or talk, - I have seen none studying as yet. Others amuse themselves by watching through a telescope the various steam yachts and sail-boats which are continually passing. At about ten the crew walk down to the little boat-house, and get ready for their morning pull. The shell in use now is the old '85 boat, in which the 'varsity won their races last year. It is probably not quite as strong and stiff...
...crew again don their rowing clothes and take their afternoon pull. The work is harder than the morning row, as the men usually try a "timer," or take a very long, slow pull. Speaking of "timers," it may be of interest to mention what time is usually made for various distances. Anywhere from twenty to twenty-five minutes is about the average time made by college crews for a four-mile race, - although last year Harvard's time was even more than this, - but it must be borne in mind that on that day the conditions of the course were...
...leaving Groton, one's attention is immediately attracted by the huge grand stand on the New London side of the river, which is built directly opposite the finish of the course. As only the end of the race can be seen from the stand, various methods are employed to keep the spectators informed about the progress of races from the very start. In the first place, there is a little telegraph office adjoining, through which a constant communication is kept up between the start and each separate half mile flag, and these messages are posted directly in front...
...pleasantly situated in a little white farm house, which, like the 'varsity quarters, has a good view of the river. The owner of the house, Capt. Mahlthrop, is a jolly old soul, and makes everything very pleasant for the crew. The pictures which the genial captain has in his various rooms, are of an unusually uninteresting character, and it has become a custom of freshman crews upon taking possession, to turn them face inwards towards the walls. There are four sleeping rooms up stairs, and each man has a separate bed. Meals are prepared by a cook brought up from...
...need of a new gymnasium has been sadly felt for the last few years by the various athletic teams of Yale. Plans have been made for a new and elegant gymnasium, and a subscription list has been circulated among the alumni. It is estimated that the cost of the proposed building will be about one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. As only a few thousand dollars have as yet been subscribed, it will probably be two or three years before the new gymnasium will be erected. The Yale News gives the following plan of the new gymnasium...