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.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Education/Culture
