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From: "Judy" <>
Subject: RE: [NY CAN] Schull Races in Oswego, N. Y.
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:59:51 -0500
In-Reply-To: <000801c6025d$48e7c240$c2c443d8@citlink.net>


Sculls are the long, thin boats used for racing (usually rowed by several
people simultaneously with a coxswain(?) sitting at the rear of the boat
yelling out the timing of strokes. Try a Google search for "rowing" -
here's one of the hits I found: http://www.usrowing.org/

Sorry I can't help with Punt & Tub...

Judy

-----Original Message-----
From: Janice Anderson [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:54 PM
To:
Subject: [NY CAN] Schull Races in Oswego, N. Y.


I found a newspaper artticle dated July 5, 1882 wherein several of my
ancestors made wagers on SCULL RACES and PUNT & TUB RACES.
Has anyone ever heard of them and what are they ?? There was also a DOUBLE
SCULLS purse.

Jan A.




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