Oarswomen. — Cur American friends enjoy the repntatiou of being far ahead of u-s in ia(.^'- i-liii" j*-, but we musl c-itiinly bi^oa l-,n:--k stfd sii the in >ttt-r <.f o r -r.svroiiv n ' Very frequently we :.o'ic<? thai htlie- compete at r ?fit' a? in *be Stnies, w'nen th-^ir costume 3 , and other interesting particulars as to j ersonal beauty and charms, arc accuratel- dpscribad. It ba-. not been found Decenary to enU-r into such particulars in regard to the following female contests, the account of which is froman Amerkan journal : — 'D >üble Snails, ladies, quarter-mile st:a' hta-«ay. — 3liss Brais and Miss Cleik. 1 ; Miss Je.in-is 2nd Mis 3 Pessaules. 2 ; Miss Tavemier and Miss Bril'on, 3 Tbe Miss?s Roy fibi<tn d first, but were disqualifipd -"or carrying a cox- j swain who was mtder the presodbed w-ji>rh f . ! Cat-*|are bobtailed in Japnn, but tley take their walks abroad after sundown all the tiuw,
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Southland Times, Issue 4859, 9 February 1884, Page 4
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