The Washington times., 1905-04-16

| ANNAPOLIS, April Is. The two
Georgetown crews went down in defeat
before the first and second Navy eights
this afternoon in the annual race on
| the Severn.
| While Georgetowns fond hopes of
double victory were rudely shattered
and the result was a distinct surprise
| to the large delegation which came
| down from Washington to view the con-
| test of blades, the showing was not such
| a disappointment as would be judged
| from the result.
Forty Feet Ahead
| At the close of a grand struggle over
| the full two-mile course a scant forty
| feet separated the shell in which the
pride of the Navy rowed and the craft
manned by the representatives of the
Blue and Gray. From the time Referee
Zappone sent the crews off to the time
that the judges pulled down the pen
nants in the stake boats at the finish
there was never open water between the
two shells. and at the miie-and-a-half
buoy the belief was freely expressed on
the referees boat that Georgetown
would win.
While the first Georgetown eight
the race, the second crew of the Wash
ingtonians was not so successful. After
holding .ts rivals for three-fourths of
the distance. the younger Blue and Gray
outfit was unable to stand the grueling
finish, and az the second MILDLY boat
crossed the imaginary line at the end
the Georgetown's second was still three
lengths away
Only One Race.
When the dual regatta was first ar
ranged Il was intended to nave two
separate rac ces. Tie program arranged
by the two managers called for a mile
ard half struggle between the two
second eights and the two first crews
were to row over the full two-mile
course When the time for the first
race arrived the conditions were most
favorable and as the water had been
| rough for twentyfour hours before ii
was suddenly decided to take advantage
of the opportune conditions and send
all four shells off together.
At this season of :he year shell could
could not live on the outer course near
the lighthouse so the race was rowed
ever the inner course on the Severn.
Flying Start.
The stake boats, which were placed
in position early in the morning dragged
| their anchors and so when the crews
arrived 1T ,he starting point it WAS
| necessary 10 have d flying start. This
occasioned a tedious delay, but after
considerable jockeying for positions thu
referee caught all four shells in
straight line and gave the word
nf hirtx
the water together, but hardly had the
men settled down from their racing
starts when the nose of the first navy
boat began to stick out in front of the
other three. This lead was. however.
short-lived for once the Blue and Gray
varsity got into its swing there was
nothing to choose between the Two
shells At the quarter mark the first
eights were on equal terms and from
then on to the mile and a half it was
first one and then the other in the lead.
During The whole distance neither had
an advantage IF over ten feet
Second Crews Jagged
Meanwhile. the second boats were
dropping back. but were having a pretty
fight between themselves to keep out
of last place. After the start the Navy
settled down to thirty-four stroke,
while the two Georgetown crews were
going along at about thirty-two but the
swing in the visiting boats was longer
and the indications at the mile point
were that the Georgetown men could
last longer
From the mile to the mile and 7s.if
buoy the Navy eights, without any IN
crease in strokes. tried to open up on
their rivals, but Georgetown answered
the challenge and the positions at tho
mile and half point were: Georgetown
and Navy firsts on equal terms. with the
Navy second leading the GEORGETOWN
juniors by slight. margin.
At Mile and a Half.
When the patrol boat at the three
quarter signaled that the crews had en-
tered their last half mile. every steam
craft gathered around the finish line
threw open its whistle, making a