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Harvard, which spent much of its dual season overcoming initial deficits off of the start, stayed even with both Washington and Princeton as the boats headed toward the midway mark. Cal seized a lead early in the second 500 meters and continued to increase the margin as all four crews sped to the 1000 meter mark...
...second varsity eight had a similar experience in its grand final. Radcliffe opened its race very powerfully and was close behind Princeton, holding a four-seat advantage over Brown and a one-seat advantage over the Bulldogs at the midway point. The second 1,000 meters proved to be another story, however, as the Black and White was left behind by Princeton (6:27.30) and overtaken by Yale (6:30.00), and the Bears (6:34.20). Radcliffe timed in at 6:38.50 in fourth position...
...heavyweight final delivered just what it had promised—Harvard versus Princeton, round two. The Tigers, out to avenge last year’s Sprints loss and the boat’s only 2005 dual defeat to the Crimson, trailed Harvard by four to five seats at the midway point...
...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...
...varsity’s similarly thrilling victory in an earlier race. In that race, Harvard enjoyed its finest start of the season and had established a six-seat lead over the rest of the field by the 1,200-meter mark. Navy countered with a strong surge near the midway point, but Harvard countered that move with an impressive midway strike that put the Crimson up near a length heading into the final...