Word: towed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...successful boat is thus one nearer the head of the river. It takes a number of races, of course, to decide which crew is to gain or to hold the coveted position, and nothing can be more exciting than the contests. The friends of the crews run along the tow-path on the Berkshire side of the river, cheering on their crews, tumbling over each other sometimes in the wildest confusion, - for the path is narrow, and at one place there is but a very miserable wooden bridge, where there is always a terrible crush. The steering of the crews...