Word: putney
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...shell. The men at first were not quite at home in the new boat, as the rigging did not fit in some cases, but Mr. Lehmann feels confident that the shell will prove very satisfactory after some slight changes. The shell was built by Sims and Son, Putney, and is very light. Though somewhat strained by its long journey, it has been thoroughly repaired and is in perfect shape...
...race between Oxford and Cambridge over the tidal course from Putney to Mortlake (4 1-4 miles) is held just before Easter. The college races at Oxford are held towards the end of May; at Cambridge in the beginning of June. Henley Regatta usually begins about July 9 There is, therefore, plenty of time for colleges which have been successful in their local races to re-form their crews and send them to Henley. Those university men who may not be rowing in a college crew entered at Henley can be and often are drafted into the crews...
...English shell, built by Claspar, of Putney, arrived at the boat house yesterday afternoon. The shell came over on the ship Virginia and has been in Boston for a week past. It was unpacked yesterday and found to be in first-class condition. It will be rigged today...
Oxford won the 'varsity boat race with Cambridge Saturday by two and a quarter lengths. It was the fifty-second contest between the universities and was rowed over the regular course, from Putney to Mortlake, four and a half miles. There was the usual immense crowd along the Thames to see the race, and the river was crowded with all kinds of craft, but the arrangements for keeping the course clear were perfect...
...Still further, this same feeling is carried into the very life of the oarsmen. The crews mingle at Putney in a thoroughly delightful manner, exchanging social amenities at quarters, and on occasion following one another about the river in the coaching launch. There are no spying substitutes sent out to return with tales that neither deteriorate the form of the watched nor improve that of the watcher...