At Springfield in Massachusetts, an international rowing match sees the hosts beat a Canadian crew.

Crowds gathered on the banks of the Connecticut River near Springfield, Massachusetts to see a quadruple skulls contest between an American team made up of the Ward Brothers and a Canadian crew from St. John, New Brunswick.  At the four p.m. start, the home crew took an early lead and maintained it throughout the race, finishing the course in thirty-nine minutes and twenty-eight seconds, almost two minutes ahead of their rivals.  (By John Osborne)

Source Citation

"The International Regatta," Frank Leslie's Illustrated, September 28, 1867, p. 28.

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