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This race is the classic of English collegiate rowing, and in the course of a discussion on the possibilities of the race, the rowing expert of the London Times dwelt at length on Lothrop's ability. He said that, "in the crew of the Oxford squad, the outstanding oarsman is F. Lothrop, who rowed at No. 2 in last year's Harvard eight which defeated Yale. He is well-built and works extremely hard. His arm work at the finish is good and when he has learned to combine his body and slide more perfectly, he should be a valuable...
...that he established his reputation as a crew man himself. For three years in succession he sat in the four-oared boat which won the championship of England and at the same regattas three times in succession won the pair-oar championships. The climax to his success as an oarsman came when he was twice selected to sit on the championship English four which competed successfully against the championship American boat. The most notable of these two occasions was in 1895, when the English crew invaded the United States and defeated their opponents in one of the most famous races...
...addition to supervising the coaching, Guy Nickalls will have general charge of the party at Gales Ferry, while Coach Van Santvoord, a former Oxford oarsman, will direct the Freshmen. Coach Enders, last year bow car on the Yale crew, will conduct the coaching of the combination eight, an innovation which will be formed this year from four substitutes from the first shell and four from the Freshman. This will form a part of the preliminary program to be rowed on June 24, the day preceding the formal regatta. In addition, there will be a contest between graduates and possibly another...
...Goldie, a former oarsman of Oxford and Leander, has accepted the invitation to referee the afternoon's races. The first contest is the dual race between the Tiger and Crimson yearlings, which will be followed by the races of the second crews of Princeton and Harvard. The last race will be that between the three first crews...
Great interest is evidenced in the possibility of R. M. Sedgwick '20, University football player and oarsman, as the College heavyweight champion. His great weight and reach, combined with his skill in the squared circle, have caused him to be looked upon as the strongest pugilist in the College...