Word: midshipmen
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Navy had dominated Haines Cup competition for the last three seasons, had escaped with a one-plus second dual win over the Crimson the year before, and had trumped Harvard in a boat-length victory at the 2004 Eastern Sprints. The past few Midshipmen-Crimson showdowns had validated the No. 1-versus-No. 2 atmosphere that smothered an already tense starting line in the early morning on April...
Navy answered the first question immediately and Harvard answered the second almost as quickly. The Midshipmen had been burying its competition in the first 500 meters all season long, but the No. 2 Crimson fought back from an early four-seat deficit with a powerful base cadence and pulled even by the time both boats reached the halfway point...
...Harvard lightweights emerged from the Mass. Ave. Bridge at the halfway point, and as a crowd of Crimson-clad supporters shouted encouragement from atop the bridge, Harvard took out all of that initial nervous tension on the Midshipmen...
...Harvard varsity took the inside lane, with Cornell, Yale, and Navy lining up to the right of the Crimson. Yale jumped out of the start with a three-seat advantage over Harvard, Big Red, and the Midshipmen, although all six boats maintained contact with one another in the race’s first 1,000 meters. The Bulldogs widened their margin to a near boat length by 800 meters down. Harvard and Cornell exchanged seats in the attempt to catch Yale, creeping up on the Bulldogs as the boats reached the midway mark...
...Crimson can expect another tough challenge from the Midshipmen, whose first varsity claimed the Sprints and IRA national titles last spring. In last year’s Sprints race, the No. 1 Navy varsity bested No. 2 Harvard by just over two seconds, ruining Harvard’s try for its first sprints title since...