▁Club ▁in ▁S utton , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Other ▁▁ ▁Lake ▁Qu ins ig am ond ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁S print s , ▁a ▁premier ▁row ing ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Compet itive ▁row ing ▁teams ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁Lake ▁Qu ins ig am ond ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Qu ins ig am ond ▁Bo ating ▁Club ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁bo ating ▁clubs ▁on ▁Lake ▁Qu ins ig am ond ▁who ▁are ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁lake ' s ▁long ▁narrow ▁shape , ▁ideal ▁for ▁racing . ▁So on ▁many ▁colleg es ▁( local , ▁national , ▁and ▁international ) ▁held ▁reg att as , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Eastern ▁S print s , ▁on ▁the ▁lake . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁local ▁high ▁schools ▁held ▁crew ▁races ▁on ▁the ▁lake . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁lake ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Olympic ▁row ing ▁tri als . ▁ ▁Marshall ▁Walter ▁(" M aj or ") ▁Taylor ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁cycl ist ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁world ▁one - mile ▁( 1 . 6   km ) ▁track ▁cy cling ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Taylor ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁black ▁world ▁champion ▁in ▁any ▁sport , ▁after ▁box