Word: regatta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Orange Bowl Regatta (CBS, 2-3:30 p.m.). Every sort of powerboat will compete in races on Miami's Biscayne Bay, some in the International Grand Prix for the Baker Palladium Trophy. Also water skiing...
...there is a greatest day in Harvard rowing history, it was probably last July 4th, when Harvard crews won the world's two most distinguished eight-oared events. For the first time in the history of the Henley Royal Regatta an American college won both the Thames Challenge Cup and the Grand Challenge...
...result of the draws, the 'fifties had a race against the Crowland Rowing Club when the Regatta opened on July 1st. Like the rest of the week's four racedays, the first day saw the sort of weather which made this summer England's best of the century. The pink and white blazers, the school stripped caps, and the garden-party dresses which always decorate Henley during the Regatta were for once in harmony with the climate. The redcoatted band, the funfair, and the bars were all operating at full tilt as the first shells glided past the green riverbanks...
...Friday both crews met their Isis counterparts in their toughest races of the Regatta. Racing against the 'fifties, Isis immediately jumped to a half-length lead, but just past the half the Crimson edged ahead, expecting the English crew to fade after its opening sprint. Instead, Isis hung on and only a strong Crimson finish put the 'fifties ahead by a canvas...
...Freshman Championship and NEISA racing championship; Oct. 17, NEISA sloop championship; Oct. 18, Greater Boston Dinghy Championship and Freshman Octagonal; Oct. 25, Pentagonal Rally at Brown; Oct. 31, Freshman individual crew championship; Nov. 8, NEISA invitational; Nov. 14-15, NEISA Team racing Championships; Nov. 21-22, Middle Atlantic Fall Regatta; Nov. 27-29, Midwest Thanksgiving regatta; Dec. 12-13, Potomac Frostbite regatta...