On a five mile course on the Upper Monongahela River near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, well-known professional single scullers John Mekiel of New York and Harry Coulter of Manchester, New Hampshire competed for a $2000 stake. Coulter pulled away in the latter stages and won by eight lengths in a time of 41 minutes and 51 seconds. Coulter later went on to become a famous rowing coach at Cornell University. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Sculling Match at Pittsburg," Harper's Weekly Magazine, November 23, 1867, p. 740.
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