... try at Third. They have four Blues in resi dence who will be able to row, Sir W. B. Savory, who rowed in 1905, and H. G. Baynes, A. B. Close-Brooks, and J. S. Burn, all of whom rowed this year. Baynes has had a bad attack of the in- Huenza, but it is hoped ...

... ROWING. IT cannot be said that the result of the Inter-University Boat Race settled the vexed question of the rival merits of long and short boats. The Brocas boat, designed by Dr. Warre, won the race, and that is certainly an argument in its favour. ...

... ROWING. THE sculling match for the Championship of England and the Sportsman Cup between George Towns and James Wray was a bit of a disappointment, as Wray did not make as good a fight as his supporters expected he would. The race was rowed on Monday ...

... Eton, he did not row until he went up to Cambridge. Last autumn he rowed bow in the winning Jesus Four and bow in the winning Trial Eight, and in the spring rowed two against Oxford. In the summer he won the Lowe Double Sculls, and rowed seven in the Jesus ...

... ROWING. IT is just now the height of the regatta season, and it is impossible to do more than make a note of the principal events of the past week, for the simple reason that space is wanting. The Metropolitan Amateur Regatta, which was held in fine weather ...

... ROWING. THE most important event to-day is the draw for positions for the Olympic Regatta, which begins on Tuesday and ends on Friday next. Mean while the Thames regattas continue their usual course, and last Saturday no fewer than three were held. At ...

... ROWING. AT Oxford the term only began on the Wednesday after Easter, but Easter was so late this year that all the men who had anything particular to do went up as soon as ever they could, and rowing men have been at work for well over a week. The Summer ...

... ROWING. IT was very satisfactory that England should have so clearly demonstrated her superiority at the Olympic Regatta, and have proved that the much talked of deca dence in rowing was merely imaginary. No victory could have been more complete, as our ...

... ROWING. THOUGH the first-class regatta season is now over and the rowing men have gone out of strict training, the minor fixtures in tho Upper Thames are very enjoyable, and to many are more attractive than the regattas like Henley and Molesey. The Windsor ...

... winning Trials of last year, and of the year before. J, Fraser rowed in the losing crew in 1904, and last year W. E. Thrash of Christ's rowed seven in the winning boat, and J. S. Burn rowed four in the losing crew. Both crews work hard, and on the whole ...

... ROWING. WITH respect to the O.U.B.C. Summer Eights, there is no room to do more than record the fact that Christ Church retained the position as Head of the River which they won. last year at the expense of Magdalen and New College. Balliol went up three ...

... ROWING. THE Coxswainless Fours at Oxford have been the chief event in the rowing world this week. No fewer than fifteen crews came to the starting-post, and of these Magdalen I. were the favourites. They justified public opinion by beating New College ...