Word: raced
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...construction of the coxwain's seat, and it is believed that in this particular the best possible contrivance has been secured. The crew regret that they have been unable to obtain an English boat, and have thus lost the chance of selecting the fastest boat for the race; but they are determined to do their best with the Blakey ship...
...Springfield and secured quarters for the crew. These will be in West Springfield, just above the start of last year. The crew will probably leave Cambridge about the last of June, and will be in Springfield for a week or two's practice on the Connecticut before the race, which will probably be rowed over the same course as last year, although there has been some talk of changing the course for one to finish farther up the river...
LAST Saturday's races were a great success, so far, at least, as concerns the interest taken in them. The new system that has been adopted - of closing the entry-book the night before - has given much satisfaction to all the boating men; it avoids endless confusion on the morning of the races, and affords the captains of the different crews time to draw the lots properly. Rather contrary to expectation, the entry-book was well filled on Friday evening, there being thirty-four names entered for the six-oars and thirty-two for the four-oars. There...
This was the pair-oar race, filled by Messrs. Jacobs and LeMoyne pulling against Smith and Schwarz, the former being allowed 10 seconds because of the disparity between the boats. When they passed the boat-house, on the way up to the turning-stake, Smith and Schwarz were about half a length ahead, which distance they steadily increased. The time made was, Smith and Schwarz, 5 minutes 50 seconds; Jacobs and LeMoyne, 6 minutes 5 seconds, the former thus winning the race by 5 seconds...
...next race was the four-oars, the boats and men taking the following positions: Holworthy, Harriman (stroke), Bull (3), A. Hooper (2), Woodward (bow); Weld, Littauer (stroke), Simmons (3), W. Trimble (2), F. M. Ware (bow); Holyoke, LeMoyne (stroke), Danforth (3), Brewster (2), Stiles (bow); Matthews, Jacobs (stroke), Smith (3), Parker (2), Shillito...