Word: four-oared
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Dates: during 1875-1875
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Doubtless many of these results have been attained. But the great fault of the system at present is, that it resembles too closely an association for the support of four six-oar and four four-oar crews. And, however pleasant it may be to these crews to be provided with boats by the general multitude, and however beneficial it may be to the boating interests of the College, we fear that the membership of the various clubs will largely decrease next year unless better accommodation is given to the less proficient oarsmen...
...take place on the course in front of H. U. B. C. boat-house on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock. The race will be for six-oared barges, four-oared barges, double-sculls, single-sculls, and pair oars. Entries may be made at Richardson's up to 10 A. M., Saturday. At 10 o'clock this morning but four men had entered the six-oared race, five men for the four-oar, and but one double-scull crew, and one pair oar. At that time there were no entries for the single-scull race...
Each club, at present, possesses a six-oar barge, a four-oar, two double sculls, and two single sculls, with an average membership of fifty, - or each club can seat at any one time one third of its members. This number of boats is sufficient when there are no crews in training, and as long as the barges can be used by all members; but when the crews commence going out in the afternoon, then the number of boats is too small. Unless one happens to have rowed before, and has some skill in handling the oar, - unless...
...plate is to be presented to the winners, in addition to individual gold medals; third, an international college race, for four oars, the prize again to be plate with gold medals to the winning crew; fourth, a race open to all clubs in the world; and last, a four-oar race for professionals...