Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-08
CAMBRIDGE WON
 THE RACE TO-DAY Tho American Grew Was Two Lengths Behind at tho
 Finish FIRST DUAL IN 37 YEARS
Interest Was at . High Pitch and the Winner. Were Greeted
 With Many Cheers.

Putney, Sept 8.-By the decisive
 distance of two lengths, Cambridge
 won the great international boat race
 to-day, stalling oft by steady. power
 full strokes all Harvard's desperate
 upurts. The light blue got away at
 the start and had the advantage of
 station, which gave them at least 8
 length to the good, in consequence of
 the wind sheltered water on the Sur
 " side of the river. They were en-
 abled to maintain their lead and in
 crease 1t as soon as they reached the
 wind roughened water at Chiswick
 Eyot. It was pretty race through
 out. At 4:28 came the pistol shot
 and both boats got away from the
 mark boat cleanly, amid deafening
 roar from the multitude. The start
 was perfect. both crews taking the
 water at the same instant. Neither
 splashed. but with swift. steady pre-
 cisi0n the Cambridge men drove the
 bow of their boat length ahead.
 within the first two boat lengths. As
 the English boat shot ahead wild
 yell went up from the patriotic
 masses. Cambridge went tremen-
 dous pace, rowing forty-two strokes
 to the minute, gradually reducing,
 while Harvard hardly rowed above th!rty-five. Eight minutes after the start at Beverly brook, Cambridge was still leading by length. Two minutes later Cambridge was over
 length ahead and was then rowing forty-two with Harvard stroking thirty-eight to the minute. Cam bridge pulled away rapidly from Har- yard in the next minute and was two and one-quarter boat lengths to the good. At ten minutes after the start Harvard had pulled within one length and One-quarter of her rival At 4:40, twelve minutes after the start. Cambridge still maintained her lead of one length and one quarter and from then until the finish grad ually increased until she crossed the line winner by two lengths in T minutes and Is seconds. . is.. | 3 :. ... {. l. l.- - TIT -7I'l--- - v - -'--'- .- n
 Putncy. Eng. Sept 'S.--Ail the rnem- bers of the Harvard crew had m ex. cellent nights sleep and awoke this morning feeling ready to row the race of their lives and very confident of success. The Cambridge men were no less satisfied that they would be able to carry of the aquatic palm.
 The weather conditions were ideal when the two crews turned out early In the day for few brief practice starts. their final appearance before the great boat race, which has caused the greatest excitement ever caused In Great Britain by any contest over the historic championship course from Putney tc Mortlake. The sky was cloudiess. light Indian summer haze hanging over the rlver The breeze was from the southwest and although against the racers, 1t was very light in the early hours of the day.
 The excitement over the lnterna- fionai contest pervaded all London. all the provincial centers and even most Il of the sporting communities on the continent. judging from telegrams asking for early and full stories of the race. The business centers of this city were gay with stars and the stripes and Harvard crimson. which were conspicuous everywhere. The crowds began moving toward the course early in the day. the railroads running special trains and every available line being taxed to it's ut most capacity. Early in the afternoon the green banks of the river were lined with people to an extent which promised the greatest pouring out of people ever witnessed at boat race here. Although naturally. the light | blue colors of Cambridge prelomi- | hated, the Harvard crimson ran them | close mp. while a numerous contin- | gent of rowing enthusiasts. unable fo | nuke up their minds as to which | would win had donned rosetfes of | ribbon combining the blue of Cam | bridge and Harvards crimson.
 The members of the American col | ony in London and hosts of American visitors ts the city were carly In the | field. taking up points of vantage from which to enliven the American crew with Harvarf's college yell. Tn fact. the enthusiasts from nrross the Atlantic were a numerous that when | the Harvard men turned out for their practice this morning they might. | judging from the cheering and Ameri- can college yells. have almost imag- ined themselves in home waters.
 Inc majority of the expert opinion gave the final verdict in favor of Cam bridge. bct Vivian Nickalls. the old Oxford oarsman. and quite a number of other past masters in the srt of rowing. let heavily on Harvard
 Alfhoush in some quarters pa- triotic pride drove the Cambrsize stock ID tc as high as 13D to SD. on the Lieht blues. most Of the betting vas done at nearer even figures.
 Az the afternoon advanced. dcnse crowtis eafherel af the starting point nnd stretching along the river banks no far as the ere cvuh reach- testify he so thr fact that the sporting h. Ef1ncfs of the British public hsd besn nrouned as they had seldom beea nfp1sci before. The thro1zs verp wholly cormopoIitan and cheer~i vifh rqrsI enthusiasm an sppesranccs If |1e ve1nefs of the cffmson W of the If1e.
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