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...Rhode Island...
Incumbant Senator John A. Notte was leading Republican John H. Chaffee by a very slim margin; Rhode Island officials stopped counting early this morning when Notte was leading by 500 votes...
Next to Harvard, the toughest New England challenge may come from the University of Rhode Island, which has shown some skill in several meets during the fall, especially in the New England team racing championships...
...next race began after an hour's delay for recovering a sloop which capsized on the way to the start. The winds were at their fiercest of the weekend, staying afloat was a challenge. Luck favored Harvard for a change as both Yale and Rhode Island fouled out. Not willing to risk capsizing, Ford sailed conservatively and finished second. Harvard was now in first place, one point ahead of Tale...
Everything depended on the final race. Sailing conditions were somewhat better than in the previous run, and the conditions Crimson crew got off to the kind of lead Ford is noted for. Rhode Island and Yale saw Harvard's stern for the rest of the race, but could not over-take the Crimson sloop. Shouts of joy were heard as the victorious Harvard team crossed the finish line...