The Delta independent., 1906-09-14
HARVARD Beaten.
DEFEATED BY CAMBRIDGE UNI.
VERSITY GREW.
TWO BOAT LENGTHS BEHIND
Performance OF American Crew is Dis.
appointine-Did Not Show the Vim
Expected Of Them-Finish In Bet.
ter Condition Than Cambridge.

Prtney, England, Saturdays boat
Cambridge universities which was won
by the Englishmen by two lengths,
was probably the most surprising ever
rowed on the Thames, not SO much
was run.
Cambridge, as has been feared by
Harvard and hoped for the by Eng
lishmeu. got away the better, secur.
ing the lead which they increased to
three lengths before Hammersmith
bridge was reached. Both crews, as
they went under the bridge
were owing steadily at twenty
eight strokes to the minute,
neither apparently excrting itself.
Suddenly Harvard commenced to use
more lower. and although Cambridge
already had the race won and had the
advantage OF water conditions, the lat
ter was compelled to increase its
stroke to thirty-threc and finished
tired ont crew. Donaldson was ready
to collapse. and Closcbrooks, in the
bow, was nearly as bad. The remain
der oi the crew padded the boat to
the landing stage. The Harvard men.
on the other hand. apparently were
quite fresh, and took their boat across
the river at Il brisk rate.
English experts say there is but
one explanation for the result that of
superiority Of English Craftsmanship
and oi the English stroke. Harvard
of tho nhySicallN
ever seen on the river. but was unable
to overcome that training which Eng
lish Oarsmen receive from childhood
The Cambridge crew, too, had IN
Stuart one OF the best strokes England
had produced. II also hal the advan-
tagc OF choice OF sid. but those VINO
know the river best say this was little
in their favor with the tide and wind
as they were Saturday.
The crowd which lined the banks
from PuIncy TO Mortlake. massed on
bridges roofs and balconies and
weighed down the branches OF trees,
| was n record gathering for recent
years. To cstimar" tho number or per
sons who Witnessed the contest would
| be impossible. but they stretched in
unbrokcn strings for four and one-half
miles on either side OF the river. OF
Americans. there were hundreds. all
showing the Harvard colors. chiefly in
specially chartered boats. The Grim
son however. only showed in splashes
| amid the endless display of the light
| blue of Cambridge. When the light
blues were seen to have gained an
| advantage at the start great cheer
went up from the crowds on Putney
bridge. in Fullham park and on the
Putnev tuwpath. II was taken up by
those farther along and continued
without interruption to the end OF IN"
race, when there was final tremend-
ous utburst from the people on Barns
bridge, the excursion steamers an
Chored at the finish and the thou,
sands who had gathered at MoItlak".
Stroke Stuart OF the Cambridge
crew said:
"Fil,y and his crew rowcd a magni'
HCcnt race. We are glad we won. but
sorry tu defeat such good fellows"
Captain Filley of the Harvard boat
| lacoElcally declared that his men had
rcen beaten fairly and sQuarcly,
| Coach WTay was gloomy and had noth
ing to say. except that he had no cX
Cusc to offer. Coach Mattlebury OF
Cambridge. said:
The Harvard men made up tho best
crew ever sent out from the United
States With another year and little
more Of the English style the llar
ward men will be dangerous rivals.
hope the Americans will favor us with
another visit