New Britain herald., 1926-06-29
WASHINGTON CREW
 AGAIN WINS RACE
Pacific Coast StalWarts Win Event By Eight Feet From Navy

Poughkeepsie. \. r. June 2s LP-
 The University Of Washington's eight
 mighty huskies once again rule the intercollegiate seas.
 Down through four miles of a
 tranquil Hudson, with the shadows
 of twilight deepening, the Pacific coast stalwarts pupils of the famous Rusty CalloT, pulled their way 10 victory by dozen feet over the Ma val academy eight in yesterdays classic climax to the annual regatta
 of the Intercollegiate Rowing asso- citation.
 1 Washington won by the mere margin of q second, barely a full stroke. in one Of the fastest four mile races on record, as well as one
 of the most soul-stirring. It was their second victo~y of the regatta, for a Callow-CoaChed eight also
 romped off with the junior varsity
 race in decisive fashion. leaving IColumbias smashing victory in the
 freshman race as the only consola-
 ton for the east.
 No such overthrow of eastern tal-
 ent has occurred before in the 29
 years Of the regatta's history and i Washington double triumph lifts
 this far western school to a position
 of dominancy in rowing such as few
 institutions have ever known. In l five straight years of varsity com-
 petition, Washington has finished
 3-1-1-2-1, while her junior varsity ! has captured junior varsity honors
 for two years in a row. sufficient
 evidence to establish the firmly root
 ed character of this new dynasty of oarsmanship.
 Eyens the Score Only the Naval Academy's crews can rival the record of Washington in this period and yesterdays victory evens the score between these ri- ivals of east and west. They have met four time in the past five years and each has registered two itriumphs with the other as the run Iner-up each time.
 It was a coincidence that Wash ington man. Bob Butler. out of Col lege only three years. coached the Navy eight that pushed the Huskies to the limit before yielding the championship.
 This was Buffers first year at the hel.n of Navy rowing.
 The fight between the Navy and Washington will so down as one of the greatest ever witnessed. Few among the SO.000 spectators who saw their battle from shores, ships and the observation train failed 10 feel the thrill of struggle in which Washington, setting the pace from the start. was forced to apply every ounce Of energy and drive at its command 10 slave off the Navy's closing rush.
 Washington had an open water advantage hen the race was half over but here the Sailors took up the chase in earnest. At three miles they had narrowed the margin to ha.f a length and were gaining slowly but steadily. But Washing ton met this challenge with a squirt of its own and in nip and tuck closir drive. held off the most de- termined efforts Of the Sailors. Meanwhile the "ofher race" among the six crews that followed inc leade became d march for Syracuse. upset all the dope" by landing third place by two lengths over their ntarest rivals. The five ether boats staged thrilling file. all passing the final flag within five seconds of each other-le than a full boat length. Pennsylvania led this section. fol- lowed by a surprising Columbia eight last for two straight years. This was some consolation 10 the (Contlnued on Following Page)