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ROWING: ROWING AT THE UNIVERSITIES

... ROWING. ROWING AT THE UNIVERSITIES. The event of the week both at Oxford and Cam bridge has been the University Fours, which, how ever, were decided too late for notice this week. At Oxford there was a record entry, no fewer than twelve crews competing ...

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... 1841, he rowed in the Head of the River crew, and won the Fours, but was again defeated in the Grand Challenge in 1812, he stroked the Oxford crew, which won the boat race, and won the Fours and in 1843 he wound up his rowing career by rowing in his college ...

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... ROWING. If rowing clubs in England are in difficulties there is little to be done but to appeal to the patriotism of members for special donations, and regatta expenses have to be borne by the club. They manage these things differently in Ireland, and ...

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... ROWING. LAST week the Oxford crew experienced another mis fortune, as Underhill was forbidden to row by the doctor, and A. H. Hales, of Corpus, who rowed three last year, has taken his place. This, of course, threw the boat back, as Hales was untrained ...

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... sight of two brothers rowing in the same race in different boats. Of course, brothers have rowed for different Universities, such as the Pitmans, the Shadwells, and the Royds but they rowed in different years. Two brothers have rowed in the same boat for ...

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... with Fairbairn, who had been rowing bow. Jerwood makes a very good bow, for he is used to rowing on the stroke side, so that rowing bow on the stroke side suits him excellently. Fairbairn has gone up in weight, and is nor rowing so well as he was last term ...

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... usual mode, and the Christ Church style was decisively beaten. This year both crews are rowing in the accepted manner, and there are only two Christ Church men rowing as against five in the No. 2 crew last December. Both crews have done a good deal of heavy ...

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... last, the Oxford men rowed a course from Hamhledon lock to the Royal Hotel just beyond Henley bridge, in a most satisfactory manner. Culine-Seymour set an average of 32 to the minute over the course, and finished up at 34, the rowing being good. The time ...

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... be rowed for at Henley Regatta, but which, since 1883, has been rowed for at the Town Regatta. Fours from Reading, Henley, and Marlow entered, and the race was won by the former club, which defeated Henley in the preliminary heat and Marlow in the final ...

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... the same four won both the Stewards' and Visitors' Cups at Henley, and gave a fine ex hibition of four-oared rowing. Systematic winter rowing is more popular this year than ever, and the Thames R.C. are again to the fore in this direction. Mileage is ...

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... the Vesta R.C., in which P. Beresford rowed bow. The second heat was taken by T. C. Jones, of the Ibis R.C., and the third heat by the crew stroked by J. M. Massey, of the London Banks, in which H. T. Blackstaffe rowed seven. In the final heat Massey had ...

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... will not be able to row, but Johnstone is at five, and Wormald at six. First Trinity have also altered their stroke, as W. B. Savory, the secretary, has moved to six and W. D. Barratt has taken the stroke oar. Donaldson is rowing five, and Savory is six ...