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Harvard pulled a final sprint into Barlett’s Cove for a time of 18:55.6, about 10 lengths ahead of Yale. The Elis finished with a time of 19:32.7.
The Elis opened the race with a one-length lead over the Crimson. But Harvard began to move back at the half-mile mark and had powered through the Yale boat by the one-mile mark at Mamacoke Hill.
In the same year, Harvard took its sole victory against the Yale Bulldogs. But the trend was clearly in the Elis' favor. In the class' two trips to the Yale Bowl, Harvard lost 31-21 in 1947 and was crushed 29-6 in 1949.
But after defeating Harvard’s lightweight varsity eight by four seconds in the Goldthwait Cup and winning the Eastern title, it’s understandable that the Elis might have expected further victory at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s National Championship. Understandable, but unsupported.
In the Grand Final that afternoon, Yale had a strong start that gave the Elis the advantage for the first part of the race, but the Crimson recovered distance well after the frenzied start.