Jack Clasper, according to Mr. E. D. Brickwood's well-known treatise on Boat-racing, used to slide to a small extent on a fixed seat when he rowed in a Newcastle four which won on the Thames in 1857. Of this detail the writer has himself no recollection.
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W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
Old Harry Clasper, when asked which steered, of himself and his son Jack, in a pair, said that 'both steered.
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W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
Dimensions of a sculling-boat recently used by Bubear in a sculling match for the 'Sportsman Challenge Cup,' built by Jack Clasper.
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W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason