Word: weld
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...Weld Hall...
...announced for to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, on the Charles River course. There will be only three crews where there should be eight. The following are the crews: '74, Wheeler (stroke), Harding, Morse, Silsbee, Goodrich, and P. Dana (bow); '76, Otis (stroke), Bacon, Riggs, Nickerson, Green, and Weld (bow); '77, King (stroke), Bacon, Perry, Morgan, Leeds, and Lindsey (bow). '75 is not represented, and there are no second crews...
Stone took the lead at the start, closely followed by Weld. He lost somewhat at the bend, but made it up in turning the stake. From this point to the winning stake he gained steadily on Weld, and crossed the line some half-dozen lengths ahead. The winner deserves great credit, both for the good rowing he showed and the pluck he exhibited in entering a race against a man whose previous record as a single sculler has been so good...
...boats entered for the double-scull race, one manned by Wetmore and Appleton, '75, the other by Bacon and Weld, '76. The first boat drew the inside and took the lead, which it continued to hold to the end of the race, winning by about twenty-seven seconds...
...last race was for six oars. Two barge were used, the first with the following crew, Wheeler, '74, str., Bacon, '76, Silsbee, '74, Sanger, '74, Burry, '74, Riggs, '76, Swift, '74, cox. The second crew were Wetmore, '75, str., Appleton '75, Goodrich, '74, Harding, '74, Weld, '76, Prince, '75, Devens, '74, cox. This race was quite exciting. Wheeler's boat drew the inside, but Wetmore gave such a telling stroke as to keep a slight lead up to the boat-house; but in rounding the curve his crew lost, enabling Wheeler's crew to turn the stake first. Despite...