Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
NAVY CREW BEATEN
Harvard's Varsity Eight De-
feats Middies.
ANALOSTANS ALSO LOSE
Second Navy Crew Wins by Close
Margin-Plebes Beat Centrals
of Philadelphia.
ANALOSTANS ALSO LOSE

ANNAPOLIS. Md, April 24-Pul1ing
a slower, yet powerful and somewhat
smoother stroke. than their adversaries,
Harvard's varsity eight shell crew
triumphed over the Midshipmen's first
crew in the stellar attraction OF a series
of aquatic events on Severn river this
afternoon The Crimsons shell went
across the finish line three lengths to the
good of the Navy boat in the good time
Of minutes 50 seconds The Middies'
time was 7.04.
Though losing the big event. the Navy
oarsmen came through with flying colors
In the two junior contests. Their second
crew won over the Analostan Boat club
of Washington by one and half lengths
after a pretty brush; winning time. I
minutes losing. 7.04. In the freshman
race the Navy Plebes had things com
parativey easy. finishing four lengths
ahead of the eight of Central High scnool
of Philadelphia. Time-Navy. 7 minutes !;
High School, III.
All three races were rowed under per
feet conditions of weather ana water
The temperature was like that of mid
summer day, and there was but the light
est kind of a breeze This blew across
the course, and under the shelter OF the
high banks of the river there was scarce
ly a ripple on the water.
Varsity Chief Attraction.
The varsity race, of course, attracted
the greatest interest. There was slightly
better form in the Crimson's boat. Be
sides. they got away to better start
than the Middies, and once in the lead
they held it all the way.
Owing to the propitious conditions for
rowing, little or no time was consumed
in getting the races Off. The Plebes-Cen-
trail High contest was first on the card.
while the varsity event was reserved for
the final. 1t will be noted in comparing
the times of the different crews that the
Navy second and Ilebe Fights covered
the course in seven minutes fiat, just four
seconds lower than the Navy Varsity s
time From the time the Plebes first
buried their blades in the water at the
start they began to forge ahead of the
High School boys. and it soon became
evident that it was only question as
to how much distance they would win by.
The race between the second crew and the
.Analostans developed into the closest con-
test of all. The visitors made game
fight. The Middies led practically all the
way. At times the Analostans began to
creep up, but the MILDLY juniors were
equal to the challenge in every instance
Their final squirt in the stretch increased
their lead by more than half a length.
Officials of the Race.
The officials of the races were: Ref
cree, Lieut.. Commander john w. Green
slade of the navy; judges. H. 3. Mdden-
dorf for Harvard, Midshipman Perry for
Navy and Daniel J. Murphy. Severn Boat
Club, Annapolis, neutral. In the Junior
race the boats were manned as follows:
Analostan-Iockwood stroke. l54 Bower l.
IT.: WILLIS 6. IT,; Crowder. o. 17a: Gibson,
4. 1871. Hutteriy. 3. 113: Prosise. q 1854; Chase.
weight. excluding coxswain, 1861.
Navy second rrew-Ely. stroke. 1863: Klein,
Z. 1853: overesch, 6, 175: Keife =. III Cul-
bert. 4. Ia: Earle. 3. 16:p Graf. :. r73; Rod
gers. bow. 1I6; Jayne, co1swain, lol. Aver
age ILL.,