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Great River Raft Race Draws Thousands On Labor Day
About 3,000 amateur sailors raced in Tulsa area near Sand Springs in the third annual raft race. Roughly 600 rafts competed from morning to afternoon with 90,000 spectators along the Arkansas River. Tim Jordan led the two man raft and Robert Thorne commanded a gang raft to a top time of one hour 25 minutes. The event is co-sponsored by Sand Springs and the Tulsa River Park Authority.
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Will Rogers
Arkansas
Sand Springs
Roor Wace
Tulsa
Tim Jordan
Robert Thorne
Ron Blue
City of
Tulsa River Park Authority