Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-09
CAMBRIDGE IS VICTOR
Defeats the Rowing Crew OF llar-
ward College BY
COUPLE OF LENGTHS
Both Banks Of the Historic Thames
River Course Are Lined by Nut
titudes and the Crimson
Seen Everywhere.

Putney. Eng. Sept s.-By couple
OF lengths the Cambridge team de-
defeated Harvard In the boat race over
Thames river course this afternoon.
Cambridges time was 10 minutes
Is seconds. The record for the course
Is IS minutes a. seconds. made by Ok
ford In 1898.
All members OF the Harvard crew
had an excellent nights sleep and
awoke feeling ready " row the race
OF their lives and very confident Of
success. The Cambridge men were no
less satisfied that they would be able
10 carry of the equatlc palm. Weather
conditions were ideal when the two
crews turned out early In the day for
few brief practice starts. The
breeze was from the southwest. and.
although against the racers. II was
very light In the early hours
Excitement over the international
contest peryaded London. all proyin.
cial centers and even the most remote
sporting communities on the CONT.
nent. Judging from kilograms asking
for early and full stories OF the race.
Business houses were gay with the
ptars and stripes and Harvard Grim
son. which was conspicuous every.
where. The crowds began moving to-
ward the course early. Railroads ran
special trains and every available line
was taxed TO It's utmost 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 az a boat race acre.
Members OF the American colony In
London and hosts OF American Wis
itors were early In taking up points
OF vantage from which 10 enliven the
Aemrlcan crew with Haryard's college
yell
The majority expert opinion gave
the final verdict In favor OF Cam
bridge. but Vivian Sickalls. the OK.
ford oarsman. and quite n number OF
other past masters in the art OF row.
Ing bet heavily on Harvard.
Sailing on by steady. powe tul
stroke all OF Harvard's desperate
spurts. the light blues had the adNan'
tage OF choice OF stations. which save
them al least a length to the good as
the wind sheltered the water on tho
Surray side OF the river
They got away ahead at the START
and were enabled 10 maintain the lead
and even increase IL as soon as they
reached the wind.roughened water az
Chiswick Eyot Il was pretty race
throughout
There were moments OF Intense eN'
pectaucy as the two crews backed
craft 10 stake boats and then leaned
far forward awaiting the signal a
pistol shot broke the spell and both
crews cot away from the mark boat
clearly amid 20 deaiening roar rom
the multitude. The start was perfect
both crews taking the water at the
same instant Neither splash,d. hut
With swift. steady precision the cam
b-i1ra men drove the bow 0t thei
boat half a length ahead within the
0rsf two boat lengths. As the English
boat shot ahead "a Wild Cll went up
from ratriotlc masses. OamhIlase
went Al a tremendous pace-torty-two
strokes 10 the minute-at the start
gradually reducing this rate while the
Harvard men hardly rowed above thir'
tv.ayo The Light blues gained stroke
nv stroke until boy the time Craven
stems was reached daylight showed be
tween the shells. Then rAe croWus
went mad. and Il was 100 20 thls
Cambridge would Doe the winner AZ
the winning post Cambriige's official
time was 10 minutes rs seconds.