The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-13
PRINCETON WINS
TRIANGULAR RACE
DEFEATS HARVARD AND PENN
sYLvANrA TN EIGHT DARED
VARSITY EVENT.
OFF TO. BAD START
LEFT BEHIND, CREW CRATCHEs
STROKE. OyERTAKEs THE
OTHERS AND IS NEVER
HEADED IN RACE.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, May H.
The Princeton eight-oared varsity
crew rowed q splendid race today on
the Charles, beating both Harvard and
the University OF Pennsylvania.
Crossing the line In 10 minutes, Is
seconds, for the mile and seven
eighths, the Tigers were about two
thirds Of q boat length ahead OF Har-
ward, which, in turn, had a full two
and q half boat lengths over Penn
sylvania- The Jerseymen deserved to
win the race, not only on their form,
but on their sheer ability to contest.
At the start the Tigers got away
poorly, and before more than six
strokes had been pulled were more
than one-third Of boat length be-
hind the Crimson and the Quakers.
Princeton traMed for about three
quarters OF a mile, but in the neigh
borhood Of Harvard bridge passed
Pennsylvania. and then caught up
with Harvard, the Crimson being un-
able to hold its own. and after once
being passed never making q squirt
that was sufficient to change the re-
suit Of the race.
The Tigers were known TO be the
smoothest crew of the three, but
much stock was taken in Harvard's
power. This the Cambridge eight
surely had this afternoon, being able
to keep close to the Tigers dowp to
the last mile of the race. while row.
ing "a or IS strokes to the minute,
to Princeton's 81 or IS, most of the
race being rowed at the higher
stroke.
Pennsylvania rowed hard. but had
no chance to beat either crew. Since
"a
made more progress than either of
the other crews, but the speed simply
was not there this afternoon. Har-
wards official time was 10 minutes,
20 seconds, four seconds slower than
that OF Princeton. but hardness in
lowering the flags must have caused
the wrong time to be taken for the
crimson, which was less than three
quarters OF boat length behind
Princeton crossing the finish line.
Pennsylvania time was 10 minutes,
81 seconds.
Harvard got the better of the start.
Pennsy being second. and the Tigers
not getting together at all well in
the first few seconds. For the first
third OF a mile Harvard and Pennsyi-
yania were so close together that Ii
was impossible to tell which was lead
ing, but before the half mile flags
were reached. the Quakers began to
fall behind. while Princeton, with
its high stroke of 50, jumped upon
Harvard at every sweep OF the oars.
The real fighting in the race was be-
tween the half mile and three-quar
ter mile. and at the latter point
Harvard and Pennsylvania were bat
Ting on even terms. A few rods after
the thFee-Tuartersr Princeton forged
ahead, and thereafter led the Grim
son down to the finish.
In the race Princeton, with ~ loss
of twenty or twenty-five feet at the
start. beat Harvard practically full
boat length in the race. The greatest
advantage that Princeton ever had
over Harvard was not quite a boat
length, this being held shortly after
passing under Harvard bridge. The
Crimsons SUBSEQUENT squirt was i'm
mediately met by the Tigers and
Melted Harvard a gain of an eighth of
a boat length, and this was held fair
ly well down to the break for the line.
Pennsylvania rowed . consistent race.
but had all the worst of the race play
after the fighting began. Harvard In
all the race never made a first class
fight. At the finish Bow Oar Rey-
nolds was all in.