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Harvard and Yale met first on the water in 1852. Since then they have rowed 29 races, or in all 30 races. Of these Harvard won 15 races and Yale 12 races. In three races neither won, but in all three Harvard came in ahead of Yale. The score then is Harvard 18, Yale...
...race now, and if our loyal correspondent will send us his solution of the problem, we shall be glad to print it. As the season advances, rowing affairs look brighter, and at the opening of the river in the spring Harvard will put a crew on the water which will be able to stand criticism...
...second crew does fairly good work without the oars, and keeps pretty even time. With the oars, however, they do not do as well. There is a decided tendency to be slow in getting their oars out of the water, at the finish. Perhaps this is their most noticeable fault. At the full reach, also, the men are not strong in catching hold of the water, and put their best work on the end of the stroke...
...first crew rows better with the oars than without. The men in the bow have a slight tendency to catch the water ahead of the stroke. The crew, as a whole, do not use their stretchers enough and are rather slow at the finish in starting back...
...used for eight years. The boat will have a feet, 6 inches beam, 4 feet depth of hold, with about 3 feet draught. She will have four inches more freeboard than the old launch, will be slightly fuller forward, not so full amidships, and will have two feet more water-line, which is expected to increase the speed of the boat. Her frames will be of oak and she will be planked with cedar. A cockpit will run nearly her full length and will be covered with a movable canvass awning. The engine and boiler will be housed. The launch...