Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-20
A|DD|ES WERE NEVER HEADED
THE NAVY CREW TOOK LEAD
FROM THE START.
Defeated The Columbia University Crew
That Recently Won From liar.
wards Big Eight.

The Navy eight defeated the Column
bia varsity crew on the Severn river
Saturday afternoon by length and a
half in what was declared the pref
test race ever rowed over the Acad-
envy two-mile course, the midshipmen
covering the distance in ten minutes
thirty-three and four-fifths seconds.
although at some points, notably
about the halfway buoy, Columbia
crept up perceptibly, the midshipmen' $
lead secured at the start was never
overcome, and the Nays boat was al
ways a short distance in front of the
opposing she'll. The beauty of the
race was added through the nearness
of the crews both ways. A blanket
could have covered them as they fought
for supremacy down the course, with
only about tive lty feet of sparkling
water between the ends of tho flashing
oar blades.
The midshipmen pulled with POUCH
keepsie i'm view. There was delay in
starting the race, which had been
originally scheduled for 2.30 p. M,
and it was just about 4 before the
start was made. The water condi-
tions were almost ideal, with barely
a ripple to mar the surface of the
course. Drifting clouds kept the sun
of the contestants and to small ex-
tent Offset the heat, which was great
for such strenuous work. The race
was Witnessed by an unusually large
crowd. All the available craft at the
Academy, including several fast tor
pedo boats and the government tug
Standish. were in use and crowded.
Scores of small power craft pulled
about the course, while all sorts of
small sail boats were anchored at van
tage points about the finish.
The start was q flying one, and at
the very crack of the referees pistol
sixteen blades caught the water to-
gether. Navy, mindful of Columbia's
fast lead over Harvard at the start,
took the water at an unusually high
stroke, Capt. Ingram starting his men
at forty three to the minute, Column
pia's stroke being forty. Although
neither crew could have kept this
heart breaking speed for the full
course, Navy pulled from three to four
strokes faster all the way. The faster
stroke pushed the bow of the midship-
mems craft ahead in the first minute,
and then Capt. Ingram let down his
stroke to thirty -nine, while Columbia,
still pretty fresh physically, came
down to thirty-s six. They maintained
this stroke and relative position Il
the half-mile. The Columbia stroke,
although slower, was a powerful one,
and at the mile buoy picking a win
ner was very difficult matter. Navy
was pulling thirty-six and Columbia
thirty but this speed soon told
on the visitors. The midshipmen' s
stroke was fast but perfectly clean, and
their form was as good as at the start.
Three-quarters of a mile from the
finish mark the crews answered theil
barking coxswain's calls for quicker
stroke. Columbia raised to thirty-six,
but Navy met this with forty-to-the-
minute squirt. The increased stroke
told on the visitors. Half q minute
showed whose race it was and the re-
suit became only question of dis
lance. A quarter of "A mile from the
finish Navy increased to forty-onC
strokes, while Columbia went to thir
ty-seven. This was the stroke for The
remainder of the course.
Nays better endurance told, anC
that shell kept creeping ahead until
ii crossed the line amid an accompan
iment of screeching whistles and air
splitting cheers, with half length
of open water between it and the bow
of the Columbia boat. The result as
extremely gratifying to the Navy
contingent, particularly in view o
the game, hard fight the visitors made
and the fact that they have already
defeated Harvard.
The MILDLY oarsmen are jubilan
over the victory, and when the torpedo
boat Manley, the official boat, return
ed they lifted Coach Glendon from j
bodily and carried him into the boat
house. Manager Hollyday, of tn
crew, did not fare as well, as thu
middies had planned to throw hin
overheard if they won, and this they
did. Hollyday apparently anticipated
the bath, for he was attired in whit
work suit instead of the regulation
blue uniform. The crews:
Naval Academy-Davis,b bow Bagg
2; Pritchard, 3; White, A.; Leighton
5; Rockwell, 6; Mckee, z; Ingram
(capt). stroke. Average weight, ia g.
pounds. Coxswain, Roberts, IL
pounds.
Columbia-Snevely, bow; Jordon
;.SpauIding,3; j. Mackenzie, a Vol
Sataza, 5; q. Mackenzie, g.; Boyle
capt z; Cerussi, stroke. Average
weight. 1865 3-S pounds. Coxswain
winslow, 100 pounds.