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Rowing

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
• August 3, the first Harvard-Yale Regatta, a 2-length win for Harvard in a single eight-oar, two-mile race on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire --"America's Oldest Intercollegiate Athletic Event"