The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-13
TWO
LENGTHS BEHIND
Cambridge Grew Leads tho
Harvard Oarsmen From
Start to Finish.
RECORDS NOT BROKEN
First Great international Dual Meet in
Thirty Seven Years, and Thou
sands and Thousands Watch
the Contest.

Putney, England, Sept. 11.-Cam-
bridge Won by two lengths today the
great dual eight-oared race on the
Thames between Harvard and Cam
bridge.
Official time, 10 minutes. IL seconds.
Record for the course, Is minutes, AZ
seconds, made by Oxford In 1898.
The Harvard crew was afloat first,
and h race started at 1928 o'ciockt this
afternoon.
The tide was very late and delayed
the start. The wind was light.
Cambridge won the toss and chose
the Surrey side OF the river, which was
calculated to give them the advantage.
Cambridge took a slight lead at the
start and was leading by a length at
Beverly Brook. At Crabtree, Cam
bridge was leading by two and one
fourth lengths and at Hammersrnith.
bridge Cambridge was a length and a
quarter ahead, finishing two lengths to
the good.
Mas a Pretty Race.
It was a pretty race throughout.
deafening roar from the multitude. The
start was perfect, the crews taking the
water the same instant. Neither
spla.shed, but the Cambridge men drove
the bow Of their boat half q length
ahead within the first two boat lenths.
AS the English boat shot ahead a wild
yell went up from the patriotic masses.
pace of forty-two strokes o minute at
the start, gradually reducing this rate.
while Harvard hardly rowed thirty
five.
Harvard in Good Trim.
All the members Of the Harvard crew
had an excellent nights sleep and awoke
this morning feeling ready FOR the ice
of their lives, confident OF. success. The
Cambridge men are no less satisfied
they will be able to carry off the
aquatic palm.
Weather conditions are ideal and the
two crews truned out early Tor brief
practice starts. The breeze was from
the southwest and. although against
the racers. 1t was very light In the
early hours of the day.
Excitement over the international
contest pervaded all London. The
business center Is gay with stars and
stripes. and Harvard crimson, which Is
conspicuous everywhere. The crowds
began moving toward the course early,
the railroads running special trains
taxed to their Utmost capacity. Early
In the afternoon the green banks of
the river were lined with people to an
extent which promised the greatest OUT
pouring of people that ever witnessed
q boat race here.
Experts for Britishers.
The majority expert opinion gave the
Hnal verdict to Cambridge, but quite
a number Of past masters Of the row
ing art bet heavily on Harvard. In
some quarters Cambridge stock was
as high as 100 to 80, but most of the
betting was done at nearer an even
figure.
Members of the American colony and
American visitors were early in the
field. AS the afternoon advanced dense
crowds gathered at the starting point
and stretching along the banks as far
as the eye could see. The throngs were
wholly cosmopolitan and cheered with
equal enthusiasm all appearances of
blue.
First in Thirty Seven Years.
The race between Harvard and Cam
bridge today, owe the famous old Put
ney- Mortlake course on the Thames. o
narrow, winding waterway four and
three-eighth miles in length, was the
first dual intercollegiate race rowed
between American and English crews
In th1rty-seVen years.
In 1869 Harvard sent four to Put
ney to meet Oxford In a dual contest
The English crew was victorious by
nearly fou lengths. TodaX's dual race
the first between British and
American university eights, and ap-
parently has opened the way for many
similar contests in the future.
Interest in the International rowing
event has been heightened by the fact
thai Harvard's crew armed a decisive
victory over Yale at New London in
June last. while Cambridge was this
years inner In a dual ace with OK
ford.
In a way the two crews were repre-
sentative of the best college rowing
talent Of the two countries, and the re-
suit ha been awaited with the liveli-
est anticipation. Harvard's crew was
defeated early in the season in a two
mile dash on Charles river at Boston
by Cornell, but as the race was not
owe a full varsity course and as
neither crew was at its best, the result
was not regarded as decisive. Har-
wards eight is admittedly one Of the
best aggregations Of college oarsmen
ever e in an American shell.