Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-27
NAVY WINS GREATEST RACE
 IN HISTORY OF ROWING
All Collegiate Records Broken By the Fast Sailors
 ingtOn Places Second and Also Breaks Record-The Race Was the Most Sensational of Any Ever Rowed
 on the Poughkeepsie Course.


 Poughkeepsie. N. r. June 2s (By the A. P).-The United States Naval acad- emy eight-oared crew Is still intercolie- giats rowing champions of America. In the greatest aquatic battle ever. witnessed on the historic regatta course of the Hudson. the niddles his afternoon rec pezted their triumph of 1921 by winning the three-mile varsity race from the greatest collection of college shells that ever rowed In a similar race in the his tory of the sport.
 Forced To Row at Terrific Speed.
 Forced to terrific speed by the repeated challenges of Cornell, Washington and Syracuse, the sailors from the Severn finally emerged victors by one length over the University of Washington eight, champions cf the Pacific coast. Scarce 9 length behind the far coast shell came Syracuse and Cornell, so closely locked that it was only after long discussion among the judges at the finish that the former was awarded the third place over the Ithaca combination. Out-distanced almost, Columbia and Per ylvania fought out a duel of their own to avoid last place. and in this the New York col legians were successful. leading the Ouakers across the line long after the other shells had ceased their forward headwsy.
 Break Collegiate Records.
 So bitter and gruelnnE was the strug- yle from the start opposite the Columbia koathouse. down under the towering rail- road bridge and forward through the last mile in a lane lined with yachts. excur- Tiou steamers, submarines and submarine ehasers that the middy sweep-swingers were forced to shatter all collegiate row ing records in their efforts to hold the lead As the prow of the navy shell shot across the line, the timers caught the fly Ing crew in the remarkable figures of 13 rninuets 35 3-5 seconds. thus shatterine by more than half a minute the record made by the sailor shell when they won last year by a. full five lengths from Cali forniz In 14 minutes and seconds.
 The Seattle collegians after one of the most desperate spurts ever witnessed in an intercollegiate rowing association re- gatta, finished in 13 minut ss. 56 1-6 sec onds. These times, remarl able times as they are, fall even to partly tell the story of the thrilling battle of blaies witnessed by fully 25.0oo spectators. Sensational as were the junior varsity race, won by Cornell. and the freshman
 
 merely appetizers of the struggle which rowing enthusiasts have been looking for. ward to since the entry for the three mile race was announced.
 Ideal water Conditions Prevail.
 Exceptionally fast racing condition, prevailed when the six varsity shells ap- preached the stake boat for the flna event of the regatta. Light. feecy cloud, AL ~ hf declining sun and a fast outgoing tide combined with strong downstream wind. hattened the water until there was hardly a ripple on the surface of thu Hudson. It was e.se ?. m. when Referee Julian Curtis of Yale sent the shellI away Hardly had the spray Sf the frs few strokes subsided before 1t was seer that Pennsylvania was in difficulty. recall was sounded and the Quakers pad died back to the starting line with I jumped slide.
 Cornell Takes the Lead.
 The seat was quickly adjusted and a 6.43 the crews again dashed away to ; perfect start. Cornell caught the wate first with an even 40 stroke and her prov showed a trine il front of the navy Syracuse was tihrd and Washington fourth Once straiEhened away. the bea
  the half mile post ornell was settinlg tn pace, a quarter Ter th in front.
 One length bei1if ] the Eun-tanned sal DTS. Syracuse Colt nbia and Washingto were rowing stroke tor stroke. with hard iy a foot advantss4 Pennsylvania wa already beginning 10 drop away. Nav raised i.s stroke to 5s. and at the mil mark had reduced Cornelrs advantage t an eighth of a length.
 Washington began to show the power ( ks blade and leg work and 1t moved int third place three-fourths of a lengt back of the Annapolis shell, with Syrs cuse a close fourth and Columbia slippin back to join Pennsylvania,
 Navy creeps Up on Cornell.
 Between the mile and the mile and half post terrific struggle ensued b. tween Cornell and the middies IT Ithacans were still maintaining a S5 be; wbile the navy was close to 3S. Slow but surely the navy cut down the Red ar White advantage until they had thre foot lead at the mile and half mar with Cornell three-quarters of a lengt ahead of Washington, the westerne having gained a triae on Syracuse. Dasl ing under the railroad bridge, one mi from the finish. the navy led by half length. having dropped its stroke to 3 Nnllb CoEUeli ka5 lil -EeCO0Q plaCe,e a. ha length ahead of Washington, with u westerners three-quarters of a 1eng ahead of Syracuse. At this point Colur bia and Pennsylvania had passed almo entirely out of the picture.
 Coming out from under the shadows the bridge. Washington. just as Calf. nia did a year ago. made it's bid for vi tory. Putting unexpected lift and dri into every stroke, the western shell beKi to creep up on Cornell which was sho- ing signs of fatigue under the successi of savage spC1nts. A great roar went from the spectators in observation tra and the thousands lining the riverban Of the final mile. The nniddies. sensi danger. quickly lifted their stroke to again. Near the two and a half m post the sailors still showed half leng lead over Cornell. with Washington, al rowing ss. movin gup rapidly on { tiring Ithaeans and. to the surprise of t spectators, bringing Syracuse along vi them.