Word: vesper
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...foursome from Harvard's varsity lightweight crew defeated Vesper by four lengths Saturday to win the Princeton Cup at the American Henley Competition at Worcester...
...fours-with-cox which lost in the Navy Cup competition included cox Brian Sullivan, Gib Vincent, Mike Ridedski, and Roger Cheever. They lost to the Vesper, NYAC, and Cornell oarsmen...
...Vesper crew, whose shell had been ruined in an accident before the race, never challenged the Harvard oarsmen in the 2000-meter contest. But another Vesper fours-with-cox won the afternoon's other race for the Navy Cup; the Harvard oarsmen finished fourth...
...Vesper Boat Club is something else again. Vesper edged the Crimson in the 1964 Olympic trials, and went on to Tokyo. Parker says there is "no guarantee" that Vesper -- with an almost totally new roster -- is as strong this year, but last week its senior eight scored an impressive two-length victory over the New York Athletic Club shell. NYAC is also rated strongly, and will probably enter the trials at Orchard Beach...
...difficult to judge the calibre of club competition since often the combination in their shells changes from week to week, but it is likely that Union Boat Club of Boston and Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia will make strong bids in these races. The bow four from Boston University's exceptionally strong heavyweight varsity will also enter the American Henley this year...