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...tug left the wharf at Boston bridge at precisely 12.25 with about fifty people on board, including the officers of the race. A rather strong north-east wind was blowing at the time and the water was in very bad condition for rowing. The referee's boat went from the West Boston bridge to the Union boat-house, where it took in the referee, Wm. S. Eaton, Jr. It then proceeded directly to the starting line. A new method of starting the the crews was adopted for the first time this year. A rope was stretched from the bank near...
...follows: '82, green and white; '83, blue and white; '84, orange and black; '85, red and white. As the crews were about ready to start, the schooner R. P. Chase went across the track, and delayed the race considerably. The different classes were about evenly represented on the tug, and successive cheers were given for each crew...
...Union boat-house, the walk along the street side of the course and the tug were the scenes of the wildest excitement at the close. In spite of the inclement weather, large crowds witnessed the race, and their enthusiasm had no limit. The '84 and '85 men naturally had a down-cast look, but nevertheless they were loudly cheered, while '82 and '83 received a perfect ovation...
Quite a number of men were so unfortunate as to miss the tug...
...officers on the tug were as follows: Wm. S. Eaton, Jr., Union Boat Club, referee; Col. W. A. Bancroft and H. C. Chapin, '82, timekeepers; judges, Prof. J. W. White for '82, Wilbur Parker for '85, James Otis for '83, S. I. Hudgens...