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Finally, the Crimson freshman eight maintained its perfect record in dual racing, edging out Princeton by roughly a length, in a time of 5:49.31.
“In general, Princeton went out fast in the first part,” Lapage said. “But then we really rowed them down in the rough water, having had a lot of experience practicing in that.”
In the varsity race, Princeton held the Crimson to only a three- or four-seat advantage through the 1000-meter mark. Harvard moved another three or four seats on the Tigers as the crews passed beneath the Mass. Ave Bridge, pushing their bow ball out almost a full length.
Coming out of the bridge, Princeton’s steering cable unexpectedly snapped, jamming the rudder to starboard and causing the coxswain to lose his point. The Tigers veered sharply into Harvard’s lane, smashing the bow of their boat into the Crimson’s stern.
Junior Dean Gibbons and freshman Peter Schwartz scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter to close the deficit to 9-6 with 10:42 left in the game, but the Quakers’ Tim Schwalje put an end to the Crimson’s brief dash of momentum...