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Watts put up the beat at this point and his heavier crew began to forge ahead rapidly. They overhauled the Juniors at the Henley distance and finished the full race a length and a quarter in the van. The time was ten minutes and seven seconds for the winners and five seconds more for the Lawrence boat. A heavy head wind slowed up both crews...
Both races were rowed upstream due to the rough water in the Basin. The Ineligible Combination and University 150-pound crews both started the class race, but the light weight combination dropped out at the Henley distance and the Ineligibles, after starting well, were serious handicapped when S. I. Bowditch '28, rowing No. 2, broke his oarlock, which resulted in disabling him and splitting the oar of W. H. Boldt...
...spite of choppy, waters in the Charles River Basin yesterday afternoon. Coach E. J. Brown '96 raced his first two eights over the Henley distance in what will probably be the last race before the two crews meet M. I. T. on Saturday. The second University eight, in spite of its length and a half lead at the start was unable to keep up with the pace set by the Watts-stroked boat and when the Henley mark was reached, had fallen a full two lengths behind...
With the water fairly calm, the first crew, rowing a 32 beat, mude the Harvard bridge in 3 minutes, 56 seconds. The surface of the Basin below the bridge was rather choppy and when the University eight reached the Henley distance in about 7 minutes and 12 seconds Coach Brown stopped the race which he had originally intended to go over the full mile and three quarters course...
...first two 150 pound crews in their second race of the week, also took advantage of smooth waters in the Basin and the first shell, stroked by James de Normandie '29, finished the Henley distance in seven minutes and 19 seconds, defeating by four lengths the second eight, which had started the race with a two length handicap. Coach C. S. Heard '25 intends to change the men in the second boat after the race between the third and fourth crews this afternoon...