Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
CREWS
PROVE EASY FOR navy
.Middies Show Superior Form
Over Varsity Eight, Which
Finishes Badly Exhausted.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 14.-That the
navy crew which Harvard so easily best
ed i'm the initial race over the Severn
this season was not in its best condition.
and that the day was a lucky one for the
Crimson, was again demonstrated at An
napolis this afternoon. when Coach
Glendons charges trailed Georgetown S
two Fights in defeat Unable 20 cope
with the superior physical condition Of
their opponents, who set a fast pace
from the start, the visiting varsity was
defeated by both the second and varsity
eight from the Naval Academy. The
crews finished in the following order
and time: Navy varsity. IL minutes;
Navy second crew, II minutes 10 1-5 sec
onds: Georgetown varsity. IL minutes
II % seconds.
GeOrgetown's second crew was ten or
twelve lengths in the rear, and ITS time
was not taken.
Nays varsity started in to win the
race from the very start and soon forged
away to the head, while the sailors second
shell had to squirt like forty in the final
nalf mile to win their hard-earned VIC
tory.
The contest was watched by Supt Bow
yer of the academy. who has manifested
OF his young charges than any man who
ever administered the affairs of the acad-
envy. From the deck of the referee S
boat he evinced the greatest interest in
the contest from start to finish and nat
uraly was pleased at the showing the
MILDLY crews made. All who saw the
races, however,. expressed admiration for
the game and plucky manner in which
the visitors stuck to the contest to the
bitter end and died game after giving
the best there was in them.
Large Crowd Sees Race.
A large crowd witnessed the race,
| which was pulled over the lower course
| because the visiting oarsmen did not take
kindly to the wind-ruffled water on the
outer two miles as the time for the start
drew near. After the stake boats had
been moved it was after 4 o'clock when
the crews were sent away by Referee P.
"A. Magruder of Annapolis. The visiting
varsity got the best start, going away
smoothly. The Georgetown second eight
got a bad start and were never able to
head their opponents.
After setting into their stride the two
varsity shells went at it, doing about
thirty-twO strokes to the minute, although
the visitors were possibly rushing a wee
bit higher than this.
The two junior boats were pulling about
the same. but not going SO smoothly. At
SaAe half-mie mark the junior 1niddics
had about a length to the good while
the contest between the two varsity
shells about even and it looked to
be a good race. Tine MILDLY varsity
showed up the pace. however, and began
to slide away gradually, and at the mile
they had almost length lead. The
| MILDLY second crew had winded and worn
out the Georgetown junior eight and be-
gan to go after the big fellows. When
the mile-and-a- point was reached
the visiting senior crew was labOring
hard to barely keep on even terms with
these ambitious youngsters. This fight
then became pretty one until there was
only a quarter of mile to go. Then
| the middies showed things up a point,
and although the Georgetown eight was
game the oarsmen in the Washington
| shell had no steam left. and the sailors
forged to the lead. while the MILDLY var
| sity. just to increase its lead, also
Spurted.
The officials were p. II. Magruder of
| Annapolis. referee: Percy Givens George
town, Midshipman Allen Rutter, Navy;
Cadet w. n. Blades. st. Johns (neutraD,
| judges at the finish; Mr.. Pat Dempsey.
Mr.. William Byrnes and Ensign Owen
Bartlett, timers.