tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249798928755398547.post5933779108557567816..comments2024-03-01T10:49:12.079-05:00Comments on 'Hear The Boat Sing': Mark Twain On RowingHTBS editor Göran R Buckhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996970312143298372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249798928755398547.post-32151182355659404062013-09-06T00:20:39.452-04:002013-09-06T00:20:39.452-04:00Nice to see some Canadian history get talked about...Nice to see some Canadian history get talked about in America, i'm from Saint John, N.B where the Saint john's crew were called here Saint John, N.B the Paris crew because they went to the 1867 Paris International Exposition in France for the world rowing championship and defeated the London rowing club who were the best in the world at the time.<br />The City of Saint John stood behind our rowing team and bet $100,000 on the race and won, hmmm wonder what $100,000 dollars in 1867 be today in 2013?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159476764661131603noreply@blogger.com