page_title: Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
section_title: Quarterfinals
hierarchical_section_title: Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's eight / Results / Quarterfinals
caption_attribution_description: The German eights of Borussia in the quarter-finals of the 1912 Summer Olympics with the winning Berlin in the background.
context_page_description: The men's eights was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 17 to 19 July 1912. Ninety-nine rowers from eight nations competed.
context_section_description: All quarterfinals were held on Thursday, 18 July.
  Quarterfinal 1: 3.40 p.m. Both boats got off beautifully and kept side by side for the first 400 metres, the Swedish crew rowing a quicker stroke than New College (35 to 32). By degrees, however, Robert Bourne pushed his boat half a length in front and had this lead on reaching the inner curve at the bath-house, where he spurted in order to make use of the advantage afforded by the position, and the Swedish stroke answered too late. The result was, that at Djurgård Bridge Great Britain led by a length and Herman Dahlbäck, when on reaching the inner curve of his side of the course, did begin a spurt, but could not get his men to respond to his efforts. In the finish the Swedes regained a little of their lost ground, but they could not prevent New College from winning by a length. It was chiefly Robert Bourne's cleverness that decided the race, the manner in which he gathered his crew for the final burst being simply masterly.
  Quarterfinal 2: 4 p.m. In the German quarterfinal Berlin rowed in brilliant style with a long stroke, a fine swing and powerful grip of the water, followed by a quiet recovery. The other crew showed the same good qualities but not to an equal degree, and Berlin, which was leading by a length at the halfway, won by nearly two and a half lengths.
  Quarterfinal 3: 4.20 p.m. Both crews started very well, Australia retaining its speed of about 40 for the whole of the race, while Leander was content with 36-34, the figures sometimes falling to 32. Sydney put all its weight into its stroke and led by a half length at the 1,000 metres mark. The time for half distance was 3:02; these figures showing the speed at which the boats were moving. At the boat-house Australia led and took the inner curve a clear length ahead. At this point, however, Philip Fleming began a terrific spurt, which resulted in his opponents# lead being diminished at the bridge to only half a length. The Australian eight now began to row somewhat raggedly and showed other signs of fatigue; Leander, on the contrary, beginning another magnificent spurt which lasted until the winning post was passed. Roger Fitzhardinge was not sufficiently supported by his men, so that the half length by which Australia led at the bridge was snatched out of its hands. The two boats lay side by side 100 metres from the finish, but Leander stayed better, and the English style allowed of more being got of the spurt, so that the British boat won by about three metres.
caption: Sport Borussia with the winning Berlin in the background.
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