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No 391

(Aug 9th) On Friday the race for the silver rudder (vid. No 281) came off. Six boats entered, but only 3 were on station viz Evered (1) Wright (2) Cox Waters Steward (2) Galloway (1) Cox Southey Jun. Henty (2) Hammond (1) Cox Horne The course was from Battersea to Westminster. Steward’s boat took the…

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No 272

The Queen Scholar and Town Boy Heads of the Water having proposed a race between the Town Boys (in the 5th and 4th) and the Minor Candidates it was arranged that they should race in the heavy 4 oared boats belonging to each from Vauxhall to Battersea. The Townboys were victorious by a great deal,…