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... ROWING. THE University Fours at Oxford were rowed on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the three crews which competed did plenty of hard work in the last ten days. New College were decidedly the favourites at Oxford, with Balliol for second place. New have had ...

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... all rowing men, and the leading clubs more strongly represented than they are. This season the Thames Rowing Club were entirely absent, and the London only had a pair and a sculler. But as A. F. G. Everitt beat R. K. Beaumont, of the Burton Rowing Club ...

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... Kixon, the father of those of that name now rowing, was the mainstay, aud some excellent crews were turned out. It, however, ceased to exist after a not very long life. The Senior Sculls of the Thames Rowing Club were decided last week from Putney to ...

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... the match must be rowed before that time. Trial heats for Doggett's Coat and Badge will be rowed at Putney on Monday, as eight watermen have entered for the race. Two heats will be rowed, and the first three men in each heat will row in the final on August ...

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... ROWING WITH the decision of the University Trial Eights the rowing season virtually comes to a conclusion, and attention is now turned to that of 1895. With regard to the first event of general importance, the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, there is ...

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... ROWING. Little beyond the usual Easter handicaps is stirring in the rowing world this week. On the Thames, Mr. Brewer's handicap has been going on, beginning on Good Friday, and, as always, the event brought out a number of scullers, no fewer than sixty ...

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... est street, Brighton. The London Rowing Club was very busy on Saturday. An eight-oared race took place from Putney Bridge to Maiden's Wharf in the afternoon, for which 110 less than five crews were made up. They all rowed in one heat, and an exceedingly ...

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... ROWING. THE next few weeks will be a terrible blank in the rowing world, for Oxford and Cambridge have gone down, and the Thames is almost silent. In spite of the wretched weather the end of the term was utilised at Oxford for torpid practice, and with ...

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... Sullivan's rum-tiim handicap, which was won on Saturday by H. Andrews, Sons of the Thames Rowing Club, with 18 seconds start, W. Milsom, Hammersmith down Rowing Club, 23 seconds start, being bis opponent in the final heat, and beaten by a length. THE ...

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... ROWING. AT Christmas time rowing is left entirely to the tradesmen and the professionals, who are always very busy both on the Thames and the Tyne. Short distance handicap sculling races, scratch foms. &c., are promoted by enterprising publicans, and ...

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... ROWING. RAIN interfered with rowing last Saturday, and the half- dozen little events which were held suffered therefrom. Wargrave is always a pleasant meeting of the picnic order, and the Ladies' Double Sculling was won by the Misses Ellis, with C. H ...

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... learned how to apply them. As a rule they are short, but at times they row well, and then they get a good pace on to the boat. It is possible that, after all, Steele may be able to row for the Hall. Third Trinity should be the best eight on the river, but ...