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The 250th Anniversary.

3. Goodwin, '89.

2. Appleton, '88.

Bow. Bowen, '87.

Coxswain. Morse, '87.

'88 barge.

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The next event on the programme was the freshman eight-oar race. But as it took some time for them to find their places in the various barges, it was decided that the single scull men should contest meanwhile.

The entries were: 1, Sterne, '87; 2, Herron, '87; 3, Taylor, '90.

This race was not very exciting, as Taylor rowed right away from his competitors, and won easily. Sterne, who came in second, rowed a very plucky race, but showed want of practice.

By this time the freshmen had found their proper boats, and were being instructed by the various upperclassmen about the intricacies of rowing. As each eight left the float much amusement was afforded to the crowd of spectators by the evolutions in which some of the men indulged. When a coxswain cried out, "Let her run!" it seemed to act as a signal for renewed efforts in rowing. And the port side was sadly mixed up with the starboard, so that some little difficulty was experienced in getting the eights into line. These little mistakes, however, were very natural, and are usually much more frequent than they were yesterday.

At the word, crew No. 4 got much the best of the start, and pulled away, followed by No. 2, No. 1, and No. 3 respectively. As they passed the boat-house No. 4 was still leading, closely followed by No. 3 and No. 2. The efforts of the two lost crews, however, were of no avail, and No. 4 crossed the line ahead with No. 3 second.

The following are the names of the winning eight.

Stroke. Crehore.

7. Lothrop.

6. E. Sturgis.

5. Beecher.

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