Evening star., 1933-04-16
THREE RACES TAKEN.
BY HUSKY 0ARSMEN.
Varsity Conquers Bears and
UcIans in Long Beach Re.
gatta Feature.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n 4 ARINE STADIUM, Long Beach,
M Calf, April 15.-University Of
w Washington's powerful crews
swept the lagoon today as its
varsity eight climaxed an afternoon Of
smooth rowing with a smashing victory
over the University of California and
the University of California at Los An
geles. Washington won all the races it
entered-three.
The Huskies finished strong leaving
a length of open water to space the dis
tance between the winner and the run
ner-up, in the 2,000-meter test. Cali
fornia was only a bit over second
slower than the Golden Bear crew need
ed to capture the Olympic champion
ship over the same course last Summer,
But the HuSkies were much faster.
Washington covered the approximate
mile and quarter in minutes and 80
seconds.
WASHINGTON was of in front in
w the varsity race, but California
pulled up almost level as the big
fellows bent to their rowing chores.
There was not much to choose between
the leaders at the halfway mark, with
U. c. L. A. trailing in its first contest.
With the end in sight, California
challenged the leader and squirt cut
down a lead of length to half that,
but the threat was short lived. As II
waiting for the challenge, Washington
set its stroke up. and the race was over,
the Huskies speedily placing open water
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Of California at Los Angeles was bad
third.
A crowd estimated at $4,000 saw Wash
ington start the afternoon with VIC
tory In the four-oared event and finish
In the same way with the big boys
pulling eight oars.
University of California at Los An
geles never had crew before and,
while sentimental favorites of the crowd,
they could not do better than last in
the four races in which they partici-
pated. Washington did not enter a
Junior varsity crew and California won
this event from, its southern brethren.
THE collegians outnumbered the other
i athletes on the course, but husky
tars from the United States Navy
furnished one Of the most exciting
races of the day when racing cutters
from five warships matched strokes for
the naval championship at 1000 meters.
The U. s. s. Oklahoma won the grueling
race by half a length in a battle that
might have been anybodys until the
very last. The Arizona was second with
the Lexington, the three-mile champion
of the Navy, third. Arkansas was
fourth and California, q flagship, last.
The winning time was minutes
10 ITO seconds, fast time for boats not
built for speed.
Washington's four -oared crew won
the closest race Of the regatta, its mar
gin over California being no more than
feet. The husky quartet uncov-
cred an amazing burst of speed at the
finish to nose out the Bears. The time
was Z minutes A As seconds.
Again in the freshman race the
Washington boys saved their best for
the last and another furious squirt sent
them out feet in front Of California
at the finish California challenged in
the last 500 meters, but Washington
had too much left The U. c. L. A. lads
rowed themselves into state of ex-
haustion and, with a furious drive,
pulled up to within half length Of the
second-place Californians. The time
for the frosh was 6 minutes so is
seconds
In the dual junior varsity contest,
California won by nearly two lengths
from U c. L. A. in minutes 81 is
seconds.