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The last event of the day was the Senior eight race in which the starters were the Millstreams, B. A. A., and Weld Boat Club. This promised to be the event of the afternoon, as the crews were known to be very evenly matched, although the chances were thought to favor B. A. A.

All three crews got good starts, but in a few strokes the Weld was seen to be drawing ahead. The first half-mile was covered in remarkably fast time. At the bridge the Weld had gained considerably and were leading the Millstreams by a length of open water, the B. A. A. bringing up the rear three lengths behind. All the crews were rowing in fine form at this point, the Weld especially maintaining a long, even stroke at 38 and rowing in perfect union. This order was maintained until within a quarter of a mile from the finish, when the Millstreams spurted strongly and drew up quickly on the Weld. The Weld, however, answered readily with a similar spurt and crossed the line a winner by half a length of clear water in 7m. 57s. The time was within a second of the record for the course, but, owing to a mistake in placing the starting boats, the crews rowed more than twenty-five yards over the mile and a half, making a difference which would have easily broken the record.

The Weld crew rowed in the following order:

Age. W'ght. Heigh.

Stroke, Dobyns, 24 140 5 ft. 8 1-2

7. DuBois, 20 152 5 ft. 11 1-2

6. Blake, 20 156 6 ft.

5. Coleman, 19 178 5 ft. 11

4. Garrett, 20 159 5 ft. 9

3. Wood, 18 169 5 ft. 8 1-2

2. Bancroft, 18 166 6 ft. 2

Bow, Pierce, 19 163 6 ft.

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