The Washington times., 1902-05-18

and the achievement is all the more nota-
Bile because her crew won two-mile
race from SO formidable a rival as the
Naval Academy's big eight"
The victory was decisive, for George
town won by length of open water,
which means a lead of two lengths. and
in the remarkable time of 10 minutes and
II seconds. for the wind and tide we're
against the crews.
The race was rowed over what is known
as the two-mile inside" course. above
the Severn River railroad bridge, and
the conditions were anything but favor
able. -...
Unfavorable Conditions.
The race was rowed against tie tide.
and crosscut wind made the water rough
and "rolly" and with such conditions 1t
is remarkable that the crews did so well.
There is plenty OF water at Annapolis.
but there is literally no good place from
which to view race, and as result
there were very few spectators, except
those who were fortunate enough to Sc
cure invitations &c any one of the many
torpedo boats. ships. tugs. and steam
launches. These boats made a pleasing
picture as they steamed up and down
the course before the race and lined up
while the struggle was on.
Aboard the Torpedo Boats.
There were no notahies on hand to en-
courage the cadets with their presence.
and many of the Academy's lesser lights
who might have helped with their smiles
were 1T West Point. seeing the battle on
the diamond between the Army and Navy.
Among the many Government boats
frcighted with spectators were the Stand
ish, torpedo boats Gwynn. Talbot, and
Manley, the last used as the referees
boat: the captured Spanish torpedo boats
Alvarado and Sandoval. and the Chesa-
peake.
The great monitor Terror, no longer
black and grim, but now quite gay in a
dress of bright yellow with white trim
mings, was a silent witness of the strug-
gle as it neared the end. and near the
Terror was the big schoolship. swarming
with boys and seamen. all roofing hard.
But it was not on the cards for the navy to
win.
Navy Lacked Steam and Beef.
The navy had a good. husky crew. well
boated and trained to the hour, and it
gave splendid exhibition of Waterman
ship. but the beautiful stroke lacked
steam and beef" behind it. and with
cut these form counts for very little.
The future admirals suffered defeat q
week ago at the hands OF Yales second
hoat, and had about got over the defeat
and were confident of evening up yes
teriay, but again went wrong. Ten
Eyck. the famous oarsman and trainer.
has the crew in charge and has done re-
markaDly we'll with it. but he has very
little good material TO work on. and as a
result the navy lacks winning crew.
Victory Impressive.
The victory was impressive because of
the grand struggle over the long course
against such unfavorable weather and
water conditions.
Almost half hour before the time fixed
fer the start, the crews slowly pulled
down through the two draws and waited
in the shelter of the bridge for the strug-
gle to begin.
Referee Magruder, with the other Of
ncialS ana the press representatives
aboard the fast dying torpedo boat Man
ley having gone over the course, and
seen to it that 1t was kept clear. reached
the starting point az 2:4O o'clock. and
Immediately proceeded to line up the
boats.
1t was a battle between the crews, as
well as between the veteran coaches. Ten
Eyck and Dempsey. To decide as to posi-
tions n coin was tossed and Ten Eyck
won. He chose the south side for the
navy crew, but really there was little
choice. as It was windy and rough every
where.
Start at a:45.
AT 2:45 all was ready, and then there
was breathless suspense. while through
the megaphorS Referee Magruder asked.
"Are you ready, Navy?
Are you ready. Georgetown"
'Are you both ready and having been