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...schoolboy team over the distance, was 12 minutes 8 seconds. J. Smith of Andover and B. E. Swede '27 came down the home stretch together, and it looked for a time as though the schoolboys would not keep their slate clean. Smith, however, pulled ahead with a final spurt, and Swede had to be content with sixth place...
Just before Harvard Bridge the 1926 oarsmen hit it up in a spurt that carcied them to a half-length advantage over the upperclass boat, but Brown matched the challenge with a further increase in stroke and had pulled nearly even as the arches rumbled overhead...
...Spurt Came Before the Bridge
...spurt in question came a little before the bridge, as the Seniors, now at 32, pulled up on even terms going under the arches. Sophomore B was about level with the others, and the three crews closely bunched together...
Even before the close of the opening spurt the C crew appeared to be gaining and by the time the one-mile mark was reached the seconds were three lengths behind. Mumford maintained the stroke and since Bradford was unable to compete with his rivals' pace the C crew gained four more lengths in the remaining distance...