The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
NAVY EIGHT BEATS
PENN BY SUPERIOR
POWER NEAR FINISH
Quakcrs' Stroke Smoother. hut
Lacks Strength Of Mid
dies Sweep.
SAILORS LOSE BOTH
PRELIMINARY RACES
ny CONSTANCE =. TITUS,
Retired Amateur m pi0a At
sweeps and sculIs.

Retired Amateur Champion At
swerps and scuiis.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. April 2o-The Naval
Academy's eight defeated the Quakers
by two lengths here this afternoon in
what was a we'll contested event up Ia
the last half mile, when strength ana
weight told the story and tho BLU and
Red were rowed down. The middies'
varsity crew showed up to better Il
vantage when 1t racing speed and fooled
the wise ones.
The varsity race was the last on the
programme. tho crews being called "a
the line by Referee Lieut.. ingram at
5 :35. When the wori was given to 90
Pennsylvania got a beautiful start and
Immediately jumped in the lead. getting
nrst ATTY yards, the Navy vas rowing
forty-six strokes to the minute, while
Pennsylvania was rowing forty-dva.
Penn had the west position and thu
Navy crew was 6fty feet on the inside.
There was hardly any choice in berths.
The water was as smooth AS glass. The
big fiotilla of yachts which followed ths
race was going very slow and there.
fore the wave did not interfere with
the crews work. A. they neared the
quarter mile post the Navy seemed to
sain ON PenR anu the bows Of the shells
were even up.
The QuakeTs' work was very much
cleaner han that of the middies. but the
Navy seemed to have more power In
each and every stroke. 1t was one OF the
hardest fought races ! have seen in a
long time. AS they neared the half mile
mark the Red and Blue was owing
forty per minutes. while the middies were
getting in thirty-eight and holding their
opponents. Then all OF u sudden stroke
Nytlacy seemed 10 get more lie in his
work and began 10 forge ahead OF Penn
gradually. but stroke Hose responded
samely and he aas we'll backed up oy his
crew.
When Coxswain Foster called OH his
men II Was a case oi who would die
.irst. Both crews We're going At IT ham
mer and tongs, trying to HI! one another
CT Will the hot pace which was being
set. But the Navy continued 70 gain 81.
Penn when the t~urcr-Ggtrtcl mark Vas
reached. The M4dlics then r'td . lead Of
zen feet. This seemed H. gave tur crew
new lie and every Hl,t.t an iut boat pa
more power ON the oar. NLcn tao!
reached the mile mark they had hall Il
length OF the Quakers.
When the Navy rooters could see
plainly that they were In the lead the
terrible blowing of whistles and shout
,ng from the gigantic crowds seemed IL
give them more enluurdgcNcl. Ia the
last mil, i was plain to see that II was
. question Of how many lengths the
Navy would lead its Old rival. whom II
will meet again in the American Henley
May 10 At Philadelphia Tor the Child'
cup.
\ great deal of credit for this victory
should be gwen 10 Coach DICK Glendoil
who has worked very hard with hi'
crews ana has lost some OF his beSt ma
;.rial through funkirg on examinations
But Coach Joe Wright Of Penn mus
not be forgotten. as his good work wa
repaid when his freshmen won over tn
Navy plehes by two lengths and hi
second varsity won by half A length.
The freshman race vas Started at 4 %
, and 4; was a great race for half the dis
tace Both the crows got "A very cieai
start. hut the plchos were not on IN
line. having al advantage over Penn
youngsters by -four or i've feet both @
, these crews rowed "A very high strok
, for first year men. They got IN 20 10
the first minute and both crews Kept o.
even terms until the t~hree-ouarter mar
was feacIeu' "hth ."o I.
began 10 forge ahead. 1t continued I
gain steadily on the Navy.
As the pleoes w~a'erinahship was 20
poor and their crew seeiheu h@
with considerable spIaShli@ ~ WI
point, the race looked as u W
slower. Joe Wright's youngsters we1
rowing In fne form and crossed n hn
two lengths in advance OF the Nav
crew In : minu'es ~ 90 Sconus' :
compared to : minutes On see'nos ~
the plebcs. a.
The second varsity race WAS u oin
dong aVair All the way uu"h ne OouIs
First one crew would AVE an aovah.nt
of a IL" feet ana 'heh WIN u osr'.o
A squirt the o,ier crew "ouIa got " "
r lead.
!, The Navy started OF Win - s,roh'
a minute whIie rem ro"eu re- !.
r time ala the s'foNes s"' nucn uI'uoIs
: In the last quarter OF " nl'ls iehn We
to the front ana never was neaueu, WA