The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-08
HARVARD LOSES
To CAMBRIDGE
Continued from Page One.)
AS the English boat shot ahead wild
I'll went up from patriotic asses.


AS the English boat shot ahead wild
yell went up from patriotic masses.
A TREMENDOUS PACE.
Cambridge went at a tremendous pace,
AZ strokes to the minute at the start. grad
ually reducing this rate. while the Har-
ward men rowed above S. The light blues
gained stroke by stroke until by the time
Craven Steps were reached daylight
showed between the shells. Then the
crowds went mad and II was 100 10 ! that
Cambridge would be the winner.
As the challengers, the Harvard crew
took the water first and the Cambridge
men closely followed their example. The
two boats quickly got into position and
r. c. Lehman. the starter and umpire,
administered the usual caution and a
moment later at 4:2s p. M, a pistol shot
sent the two racing shells away to an
admirable start
Although the Cambridge oarsmen
struck the water only 20 times I'm the first
half minute to Harvards 20, the nose Of
the light blue boat Immediately showed
TO the front, the drive being so strong
and the recovery so prompt.
Slightly quickening their pace. while
Harvard reduced theirs. the light blues
stroke had gained a further advantage
at the end OF the frst minutes rowing.
A STEADY PULL
Though they lost the advantage OF
taking the lead al the start. the Ameri
cans showed no signs OF being dis
turbed They kept up a steady pull at
the rate of about 35 strokes to the
minute, which suits the crew so we'll
Little more than a length separated the
boats at Craven steps but on reach
fng the mile post. the bend Of the river
on the Surrey side gave the Cambridge
crew great advantage. A head wind
sent the tide rolling down this reach,
making n broken sea, of which the
Americans got the full benefit while
the Englishmen were sheltered by the
river bank on the Surrey side.
BY the time the boats reached the
Crabtree, about mile and half from
the start. Stuart. the Cambridge stroke,
had taken his boat over two lengths
to the front. The Harvard stroke,
Filley at this point called on his men
for a great effort and crawled up on
his opponents foot by foot and they
responded gamely.
HARVARD's Squirt.
The quickened stroke soon told. the day.
light between the boats was lessened ana
tile Cambridge shell shot by Hammer
smith bridge the Englishmen being bare
! ly a length and quarter ahead.
The scene on, the banks of the river was
amazing Americans and Englishmen We'd
/ with each other I'm cheering their cham
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suuadrons of steamers was deafening.
pushing on past the Lead Mills. where
both boats were doing 81 strokes. Cam
bridge maintained their lead and the crew
appeared to be rowing well within them
CRIMSON Squirt AGAIN.
! As the boats turned the bend and en-
] tered rough water Harvard again spurted.
| a magnificent effort sent the American
! boat up on it's opponents. foot by foot ON
| the Dovers. although Harvard lost ground
| by faulty steering, Stuart Kept up the
/ stroke. , .-,.
| shook up his crew and began TO pun
\ away from Harvard.
AT the three mile post. Cambridge was
] over two lengths in front and on reach
/ ing the Devonshire meadows the Ems
| lishmen were two and a half to three
lengths ahead and the race was pracu-
/ caliv over. Harvard. however. was game
/ 10 the end and spurted again. gainins
a length.
But II was too late 20 retrieve the Tor
tunes OF the day and the Cambf idge
men passed the winning post easy VIC
/ tors OF q gallant row by TWO lengths
/ Time. 10 minutes rs seconds
! The official times were as follows
! Craven steps. minutes. ~ seconds
Mile post. 4 minutes : seconds
Hammcrsmith bridge, : minutes Is sec
onds
Cheswick church, 70 minutes So sec
onds
Barnes Bridge. l6 minutes seconds.
! winning post 10 minutes l6 seconds