Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
HARvARD'S VICTORY
Crimson 0arSmen Win Fea-
ture Event in Big Regatta.
COLUMBIA Is SECOND
Princeton Puts UP a Good Race and
Beats Pennsylvania and
Yale.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27-Harvard
University took the feature event of the
tenth annual regatta of the American Row.
ing Association on the Schuylkill river this
afternoon. The Crimson junior eight de-
cisively won from Columbia, Princeton.
Pennsylvania and Yale In the race for
first eight, the Columbia varsity crew
easily triumphed over the Union Boat
Club Of Boston, its only other opponent
Although the day was ideal for racing. &c
was not conducive to new records because
of the almost total lack of a favorfng
breeze, in which most of the existing rec
ords We're made. A crowd of nearly 10000
persons watched the races from the
banks, barges and boats, while q great
many more followed the crews in auto
mobiles and other vehicles.
In the race for juniors, Harvard took
a commanding lead from the start. Az
the end of the first half-mile the Cam
bridge crew had the advantage OF q
length, with Columbia, Pennsylvania,
Princeton and Yale almost on even terms.
The Harvard lead was never threatened
from this time forth, but the contest be-
tween the other crews was a bitter one.
Princeton furnished the surprise by first
pulling ahead of Pennsylvania and Yale,
and then challenging Columbia.
The New Workers shook the Tigers o.,
but Yale and Pennsylvania crept up
gradually, and the four crews crossed
the line with their boats tapping. Penn
sylvania escaped finishing last by beat
ing out Yale in the last few strokes
The next best race of the day was that
for interscholastic Fights Ii was a bat
tie all the way between the Central School
Of Philadelphia and the Cascadlla School
of Ithaca. The Philadelphia youngsters
had the greater stamina and rowed away
from the New Workers, winning by a
length. The summaries
Special race for inlerclub eights-won by Uni.
versity Barge Club, Philadephia second, Ariel
Rowing Club. Baltimore. Time. 6.5i 10. Wen
by length.
Second single scuils-won BY George Allison
West Philadelphia Il. q: second. Stanley h.
Furstenau Crescent Z. a.. PhiladelphIa; third.
4. May, Union Il. C.. Boston. Time. s.13 30.
First eight-oared shels-won by Columbia
University: second. Union Boat Club. Boston.
Time. 6.36 40. Won by three lengths. Two
starters.
First double scus-won by Philadelphia
Barge Club Elliott Sewlin and John A. Brown;
second. University Barge Club Philadelphia
sos. Won by two lengths. Two starters.
First single sculls-won BY Walter Stakes.
University Barge club; PHILADELPHIA; second.
Time. sS4. Won b. four lengths. Two starters
InterschoIastie eight-oared shell raoe-won by
Philadelphia Central High School: second, Gas
CITY COLLEGE Tine. 7.os. Won 'I by length.
Junior collegiate eight-oared shells Won By
Harvard University Boat Club: second. Colun-
bia University Rowing Club; third. Princeton
yersty Of Pennsylvania: fifth, Yale Boat Club.
second Time, 6.46 As. Won by two
lengths.
First fonr-oared shels-won by University
Barge Club, Phiadelpha: second, Ariel b. c..
Baltimore. Time. 40. Two starters Won BY
two lengths.
Club Boston: second. New York A. G. Time
7.15 %. Two starters. Won by three lengths