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The gelding, Clyde Van Dusen, was the first son of Man o' War to win the Kentucky Derby. [1] Shortly after winning the Derby, Van Dusen went to work for Detroit auto body manufacturer, Charles T. Fisher, owner of Dixiana Farm. Van Dusen trained Fisher's colt Sweep All who ran second to Horse of the Year and future Hall of Fame inductee Twenty ...
In watercraft, a racing shell (also referred to as a fine boat (UK) or simply a shell) is an extremely narrow, and often comparatively long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is equipped with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats.
Coxed four icon Coxed fours at the start at Kingston Regatta. A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing.It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
Van Dusen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert E. Van Dusen (1916–1999), American historian; Chris Van Dusen, American television writer; Clyde Van Dusen (1885–1951), American jockey and Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (cox). The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower is on the port side (rower's right hand side) and other is on the ...
In sweep oared racing the rigging means the forces are staggered alternately along the boat. The symmetrical forces in sculling make the boat more efficient and so the quadruple scull is faster than the coxless four. [2] A 'quad' is different from a 'four' in that a 'quad', or quadruple scull, is composed of four rowers each with two blades ...
An octuple sculling shell, often simply called an oct and abbreviated as an 8x [1] or 8x+, [2] is a racing shell used in the sport of rowing.. Unlike the eight (8+), a racing shell with a crew of eight rowers and a coxswain (cox) [2] that can be seen at the Olympic Games and the Boat Race, [2] in which each of the eight rowers have one oar (or blade) which they pull with both arms, [note 1] in ...