Word: fours
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...opened at once with the Union Boat-Club with a view of having a combination regatta on Charles River, to include the amateur rowing-associations of Boston and vicinity, this regatta to take place at least one week before the annual examinations, and to be open to sixes and fours. The Harvard four is to be taken from the second eight of the University, the six from the club sixes, after the spring race. The Union four has already a well-won reputation, and will make a very hard race. It is hoped that the Jamaica Rowing-Club will also...
...regular spring race between the four clubs will take place two weeks before the proposed regatta, but will exclude fours. It is proposed that there be on the same day a single-scull race for Harvard, Union, and other amateur rowing-associations of the vicinity...
...that the officers of the clubs have taken this manly position, the least the members can do is to give them their hearty support. The floats will probably be down before the end of this week, and the sixes ought to begin at once. It is from these four crews that the best six men will be chosen to represent Harvard in the combination regatta...
...those who row merely for pleasure peculiar advantages are offered this year. There have always been complaints that it was impossible to take out anything but singles and pairs because the four-oars and six-oars were kept for the crews. The six-oars now will be the only ones reserved for this purpose, while all the other craft will be at the disposal of any members of the clubs without regard to district...
...FOUR-OARED crew from the Holyoke club was seen on the river Wednesday...