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Riding a tailwind in perfect rowing conditions, the Tigers surprised everyone but themselves by stroking past the Crimson varsity in the last 500 meters for a half-boatlength victory, hammering one final nail into the Harvard dynasty's coffin...
...Crimson lights, after surrendering a boatlength lead halfway through the race, started moving on the Engineers at the 1500-meter point. In the last 60 strokes Harvard increased its cadence and closed the gap--almost. "We just ran out of space," bow man Justin Kermond said yesterday. "In a tailwind situation like Saturday's it's a lot harder to catch a boat...
...Harvard varsity eight, fighting wind and choppy waters throughout, powered to a boatlength lead in the opening 500 meters and held it the rest of the way, beating Northeastern by a length-and-a-half to leave no doubt who owned the Charles waters...
Right from the start the Navy crew lived up to Coach Callow's confidence. It jumped to a quick lead, moved past the mile pole stroking a smooth and powerful 30, a long boatlength ahead of Cornell. Pulling hard to hold second place, ahead of the Washington Huskies, Cornell moved up in the last 100 yards, but Navy was home free, winner by a length and a half...