The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
NAVY CREW IS FIRST.
Columbia Eight-Oared Shell
Defeated on Severn.
RACE A WELL CONTESTED ONE
New Workers at No Time on Even
Terms with Annapolis Lads, and
GeneFalship shown by Capt. In
gram Is Highly Praised-Middies
VIII Now Go 60 POugbkeepsie.
Special 70 The Washington Herald.

Annapolis Nd, May 1S-The Naval
Academy first eight-Oared shell crew
triumphed over varsity eight Of Columbia
of New York, in a two-mile race on the
Severn River, this afternoon.
Navy finished the distance one and one
half lengths to the good Of the New
Workers I'm 10 minutes and % seconds.
Columbia's time was 1925.
Navy took the lead at the start Of the
contest and maintained it over the entire
course. although the varsity lads by
valiant efforts. twice reduced to a mar
row margin the distance that separated
the two shells. However, they were un-
able 10 cope with the faster pace set by
the sailor lads
Il was one Of the finest contests OF
Craftsmanship ever displayed on the
Severn. and the New Workers may well
attribute their defeat in a large meas
ure to some poor tactics displayed by
them. Particularly was this so at the
start. The Columbia eight instead Of get
ting away at a rapid gait. shot their boat
forward as il beginning a four-mile pull
instead of one-hslf that distance.
Good GenernIship shown.
The generalship Of the midshipmen was
far better They took the jump on the
Columbia men. and before half a mile had
been rowed they were about one length to
the good The Navy crew not only got
magnificent start, but Capt Ingram. the
stroke in the MILDLY shell. kept his men
pulling at a stroke varying from three TO
five higher than that set by the varsity
oarsmen.
The midshipmen are not only delighted
for the glory resulting from to-day's vic
tory, but they regarded the Columbia
eight as a dangerous opponent since their
defeat of Harvard, and there is additional
qualification because the victory further
demonstrates that the strength Of their
crew has not been overestimated.
Their showing in the Poughkeepsle re-
gatta. therefore, will be awaited with the
greatest interest Except for a slight
/ breeze. which blew against the backs OF
the 0arsmon. the weather conditions for
to-davs race were most favorable. The
tide favored Them and the sea. though
choppv, was not sufficient 90 mar the con-
test
The crews were given a 7ving start and
lt was "a good one. The midd.cs appar-
emily planned TO take the lead 8t the
start and maintain 10. for they got OF the
/ high stroke Of f1rty-three against thirty
eight pulled by their opponents. The
varsity lads. however have been taught
I a somewhat longer stroke and there was
much power behind the oars.
settle Down to 40 strokes.
/ The lIiddies soon settled down 10 80
strokes and when half-mre had been
finished. they were rowing at the rate
II s. Columbia IN the meantime had
dropped 20 90. and they r5wed at this
rate until the stretch for home, when
/ they ran it up as high as 90
II was between the thrsa-guarter and
one ana one-haIf mile marks that the
finest exhibition OF oarsmanship was
witnessed. When they passed the former
mark, Navy led by a good boat length.
Here. Columbia by q brief squirt cuj the
distance down 20 about half length but
/ the Middies soon ran their stroke up
again and slowly pulled away from Co
lumbia. There was more reserve power
| behind the Navy oars. II was only a
/ question as to the distance that Navy
/ would lead at the finish
/ The referee was r. 5. Bangs. OF Colum-
/ bia. president of the intercollegiate Row
/ ing Association. starter, Lieut.. Command
/ er Noble +. Irwin, Of the Navy. judges
/ a: finish, MIdshipman Seymour for Navy.
I and j. ID. Gillies for Columbia; timekeep-
/ ers, Mdshipmen Gilmore and CoGman,
/ and s r. Reid. Of Columbia. The shells
/ were manned as follows:
/ Navr-Ingam 'captE.nl. stroke: Mckee Z: Rock
well 6; Leighton. g. White, 4 Pritcha5l. g. BaEg
/ ?; Davis bow; Roberts c0Xswain. Average weight
/ no pounds
/ Cclumbia-Coruszi. stroke. Boyle captain. :; e.
/ Mckenzie 8. Won Saltza 8, j. Mckenzie &; Spa.d-
/ inr 3. jordan 2; Sne7elv. bow; Winslov. coxsvan
/ Average weight le: pounds