The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08
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Rear Throughout.
THE WEATHER IDEAL
The Banks Of the River Linet
With People for Niles.
Greatest 0utpOuring for Such
an Affair Ever Known.


great international boat raca to-
day In Is minutes and g sec
Qndss Sailing off by g. STEADY
powerful stroke, all Haryard's dssper-
ate spurts. The light blues had the
advantage OF the choice of stations
which gave them at least a length ta
the good in consequence Of the wind
sheltered water on the Surrey side OF
the river They got away ahead a
the start and were enabled To 111aintafn
their lead and even increase It as soon
as they ached the wind rou<hened
water at Chiswick Eyo1s It was g
pretty race throughout the four and
half miles, the weather conditions be
ing ideal.
The record for the course Is Is min
utes II seconds made by Oxford IN
1893
The official times were as follows:
Cravensteps, 2 minutes 10 seconds;
mile post, 4 minutes seeon ds. Ham
mersmith bridge, minutes 13 sec
ondss Chiswick church, / 2 minutes 81
seconds Barnes bridge, 16 minutes
seconds.
APO D. u.-The Harvard crew were
afioat first. Cambridge took slight
lead at start
4:32 D. m.@Cambridge was leading
by q length at Beverly Brook.
Cambridge still over 2 length II
front Of Harvard, Harvard was rowing
AZ, Cam bfiCge IS.
over a length ahead.
At Grab Tree, Cam bridge was lead
ing by two and quarter lengths.
ABB p. NAT Hammersrnith bridge
ahead.
At Lead mills Cambridge maintain
ed her lead of q length and 2 quarter.
both crews striking about 81.
4:40 p. m.=Both crews rowing
easily passing Lead mills, neither
seeming distressed.
4.42 p. m.@Opposite Dover, Har-
ward gained somewhat but Cahtabs
quickened and led by a length and a
half at Thornycroft- Harvard lost
ground at Dover by steering too far
out
4.45 D. na.@Barness bridge. as boats
came into sight Of Barne's bridge Can
tabs well clear, two lengths ahead
4M6 D. m.=The Centabs we're three
lengths in front at Devonshire
Meadows.
4:4s p. Cambridge won by two
The Harvard men took an early
afternoon siesta, arriving at the boat
house at $3.50 p. M They were sniI-
ing and looked contented as they
donned their racing toggery- Each man
stripped and then put on a pair OF
white canvas knee pants and q h1nasy
sweater, their muscles standing out
firmly beneath their scanty racing
clothes. AS the Americans stepped
into their fraiI craft they presented
picture of sturdy development and
endurance.
without being big men they had
the fine lines OF thorough breds and the
pinkness of skin denotfng good condt-
ton They smiled good naturediy IN
acknowledgment of the applause with
which their appearance was greeted
and seemed imbued with plenty Of con-
fidence and stamina. A vast crowd
besieged the boat house and there was
an encouraging yell from thousands OF
threats ashore and afloat as the Har-
ward men stepped into the boat In
fact it was the largest crowd ever out
at similar affair. The betting was
about even.
There was a moment of intense ex-
pectancy as the two crews backed
their craft to the stake boats and then
leaned far forward awaiting the
signal. The pistol shot broke the spell
and both crews got away from the
mark boat clean1y amid aeaten1ng
was perfect, both crews taking the
water at the same instant. Neither
splasheds but with soft, STEADY pre-
cision the Cambrige men drove the bow
in the first two boat lengths As tbs
English boat forged ahead a wild yell
went up from the patriotic masses.
Cambridge went at a Tremendous
pace, AZ strokes TO the minute at tho
start. gradually reducing this rate
while the Harvard men hardly roWsd
above S. The light blues gained
stroke by stroke until by the time
Cravensteps were reached daylight
showed between the shells. Then the
crowds went mad and It WIS 100 to
that Cambridge would be the winner.
Here is a personnel of the two teams
Harvard Position. Cambridge
r. N Tappen. bow "A. B. Close Brook
S. w Fish No. al. H. F. Benhan
c. z. Morgan. No. 3 M B. Goldsmith
E. 9. cs1ass...No I'M. Donaldson
Richardson. No. SIR. Y. Powell
r. L. Bacon. No. S ----..H. 3. Baynes
D A. Newhal1. No. sd G. .Johnstone
o. D. Finley. stroke ID. c. r. Stuart
T. N. B1agden. coxs wa1a-B g. A Scott
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