Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-14
HARVARD BEATEN.
DEFEATED BY CAMBRIDGE UNI.
vERsiTY CREW.
TWO BOAT LENGTHS BEHIND

Performance OF American Crew 10 Dis
appointins-Did Not Show the Vim
Expected Of Them-Finish In Bet.
ter Condition Than Cambridge.
Putney. England. Saturdays boat
race between crews of Harvard and
Cambridge universities. which was won
by the EnglIshmen by two lengths.
was probably the most surprising ever
rowed on the Thames. not SO much
in the result as the way In which 1t
was run.
Cambridge. as has been fcaSed by
lishmen. 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 rowing steadily ut twenty
eight strokes to the minute.
neither apparently exerting itself.
Suddenly Harvard commenced to use
more power. and although Cambridge
already had the race won and had tho
advantage OF water conditions. the lat.
ter was compelled to increase its
stroke to thirty-thrce ana finished
tired ont crew. Donaldson was ready
to collapse, and Closcbrooks. in the
bow. was nearly as bad. The remain
der OF the crew padded tho boat TO
the landing stngc. The Harvard men.
on the other hand. apparently were
quite fresh. and took their boat across
the river mt u brisk rate.
English experts say there Is but
one explanation for the result. that OF
superiority of English Craftsmanship
and OF the English stroke. Harvard
was one Of tho finest crews physically
ever seen on the river. but was unable
TO overcome that training which Eng
lIsh oarsmcn receive from childhood.
The Cambridge crew. too. Ind In
Stuart ono Of the best strokes Ensiand
had produced. II also had the adran.
tagc OF choice OF side. but those who
know tho river bcs, say this was little
In their favor. with the tide and wind
as they were Saturday.
The crowd which lined the banks
from Putncy to Mortiakc. mnsscd on
bridges. roofs md balconies and
weighed down the branches Of trees.
wns record gathering for recent
years. To estimate tho number OF per
sons who witnessed the contest would
be impossible. but they stretched In
unbroiIcn strings for four and onc'hnlt
miles ON cith " side of the river. OF
Americans. there were hundreds. NIL
showing the Harvard colors. chicay In
/ specially chartered boats. The Grim
non. however. only showed In aplnshcs
amid the endless display of the ltghs
blue Of Cambridge. when tho light
blues were seen TO have gained nm
advantage ut tho start great cheer
went up from the crowds on Pu'ncy
bridge. In Fuiiham park and on the
Putncy towpath. II was taken M by
ihosc farther along and continued
without interruption to tho end OF the
race, when there was u final 'rcmcna'
ous outburst from the people on Barns
bridge, tho excursion steamers an
chorcd mt the finish and the thou
.ands who had gathered Mt Moiuakc'
Stroke Stuart Of the Cambridge
crew said:
"riiiey and his crew rowcd nasni'
Hccnt tacc. We are glad We won. but
sorry TO defeat such good fellows.
Captnip Fiilcy of the Harvard boat
lacouically declared that his men had
tccn beaten fairly and sauarciy.
co.ci. wray was gloomy and had moth
ing 10 say. except that he had no cx.
cuso TO offer. Coach Mattlcbury OF
Cambridge. said:
..Thc Harvard men made M the best
crew ever ncnt out from tho United
States. With another year and n little
more of the English style the Har.
ward men will be dangerous rivals.
hope the Americans will favor US with
another visit"