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'''17th June 1871'''<br> | |||
''Newcastle Daily Chronicle''. Detailed account of second day of the [[Tyne (Joint) Regatta|Tyne Regatta]], including H. Chapman racing and also [[South Shields Amateur Rowing Club|SSRC]] lending their fine [[Jewitt Boatbuilders|Jewett]] four oared boat to [[James Renforth|Renforth]] and his crew, who triumphed in the professional four oared race.<br> | |||
'''13th August 1881'''<br> | '''13th August 1881'''<br> | ||
''Bell's Life reported:'' | ''Bell's Life reported:'' | ||
Lawder and Shaw - A new open boat for the use of Lawder of Sunderland for his match on the Wear, on the 27th August, against Shaw, of the same place, was launched on Wednesday afternoon from Mrs. Jewitt's Boatbuilding works, Dunston, and was christened "The Deptford" by Mr. John Cummins of the Newcastle Arms, Deptford. Lawder had a few sharp bursts of speed in her, and the craft appeared to carry him well, while he was much pleased with his new purchase. She is built of cedar and is fitted with a 28 inch slide, swivel rowlocks etc., her dimensions being as under: Length 24 feet, Beam 17 1/2 inches, height amidships 8 inches, height at the stem 8 1/2 inches and at the stern 8 inches. | Lawder and Shaw - A new open boat for the use of Lawder of Sunderland for his match on the Wear, on the 27th August, against Shaw, of the same place, was launched on Wednesday afternoon from Mrs. Jewitt's Boatbuilding works, Dunston, and was christened "The Deptford" by Mr. John Cummins of the Newcastle Arms, Deptford. Lawder had a few sharp bursts of speed in her, and the craft appeared to carry him well, while he was much pleased with his new purchase. She is built of cedar and is fitted with a 28 inch slide, swivel rowlocks etc., her dimensions being as under: Length 24 feet, Beam 17 1/2 inches, height amidships 8 inches, height at the stem 8 1/2 inches and at the stern 8 inches. | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 18 November 2020
17th June 1871
Newcastle Daily Chronicle. Detailed account of second day of the Tyne Regatta, including H. Chapman racing and also SSRC lending their fine Jewett four oared boat to Renforth and his crew, who triumphed in the professional four oared race.
13th August 1881
Bell's Life reported:
Lawder and Shaw - A new open boat for the use of Lawder of Sunderland for his match on the Wear, on the 27th August, against Shaw, of the same place, was launched on Wednesday afternoon from Mrs. Jewitt's Boatbuilding works, Dunston, and was christened "The Deptford" by Mr. John Cummins of the Newcastle Arms, Deptford. Lawder had a few sharp bursts of speed in her, and the craft appeared to carry him well, while he was much pleased with his new purchase. She is built of cedar and is fitted with a 28 inch slide, swivel rowlocks etc., her dimensions being as under: Length 24 feet, Beam 17 1/2 inches, height amidships 8 inches, height at the stem 8 1/2 inches and at the stern 8 inches.