The Washington times., 1906-09-08

has seldom II ever been equaled IN the
history Of boat racing In England. En-
thuSlasttc supporters Of Cambridge rush
ed into the water trying 10 reach the
VictOTs- Cheering continued for fully
ten minutes Taken all In ali. the race
was one Of the finest ever seen on this
famous course.
Victory Clean and Fair.
Cambridge's victory was clean and
fair. Her position was never seriously
endangered. as II IS impossible 10 say
what Harvard would have been able to
do had not Blagden's error practically
put her out OF the running. Great credit
for the victory is given to Stuart. the
Cambridge stroke. who used splendid
judgment in handling his crew. and row.
ed wonderful race.
Cambridge finished in 10 minutes and
IS seconds This IS 81 seconds slower
than the record. and p seconds slower
than Harvard rowed in practice trial
last Saturday. After the race. Finley,
OF Harvard, called out 20 friends IN
nearby launch: We did our best. That
IS all"
Weather Was Ideal.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed {or
the race.
Overhead the sun shone brightly, and
there was not a ripple on the Thames.
These conditions were favorable TO Cam
bridge, as the Light Blue crew does
not like rough water on the strength
OF the weather conditions, betting this
morning jumped to Is to 10 In favor Of
Cambridge
Although the race was not scheduled
10 begin until 4:30 O'Clock. spectators be
gan arriving on the scene early in the
morning. BY noon there were thousands
waiting a all the advantageous posi-
lions along the course. which is in the
form of horseshoe. four and quarter
miles long.
Thousands of Americans
Partisans of the two crews were out
in great force. and practically all the
spectators wore the colors OF their fav-
orite. Naturally the light blue of Cam
bridge predominated. But Harvard sup
porteFs were 70 be found in large num-
bers among the English spectators. and
the Crimson nude a good showing
Thousands Of Americans likewise visit
ed the course to cheer for their country
men
Harvard was out on the river during
the morning. for ten minutes final
practice trial. Starts only were attempt
ed. and the Yankees showed great ra-
pidity in getting away. Thousands of
Americans who had already gathered
along the course cheered the crew.
Tremendous Interest.
More interest has attached to the
Cambridge Harvard race today than 10
any international meet ln recent years.
and this despite the fact that no cham
piOrEhip or trophy was Al silke. but
That the crews met rJr sport alone
Harvard's victory over Yale for the
first time in years last June brought the
Crimson r0wers 10 the FROM Since
their appearance IN England they have
attracted "A great deal Of attention. The
work OF the Oarsmen is the thing which
aroused the interest of all spurtsmcn.
especially rowing experts, and which
made tOday's race the most talked OF
subject OF the day.
CHmsOn's Wonderful Change.
NeTer has a crew shown such wonder
ful change in form as did Harvard
When the Yankees first began their
practice at Bournes End the experts after
sCant observation set them down as
an aggregation which could not bother
the Cantabs in the least. Since coming
TO Pumcy the Crin1ons developed so
rapidly and into such magnificent form
that thousands of English enthusiasts
backed chem as the certain winners.
The record Tor the four ana q quar-
ter mile course from Butney tC Mort
lake is IS minutes anG AZ seconds Har-
ward. in practice trial just one week
ago. covered the distance in IS minutes
and 90 seconds. This was accomplished
on moderate tide and IN spite Of the
fact that they ere delayed et one point
for fully five seconds.