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...Penn shell, its plastic decking ripped open, was completely submerged by this time, and all that was visible were nine fairly disgusted heads. The Quaker launch quickly rescued all, and the unbeaten showdown, or at least the final 750 meters of it, was postponed until the EARC Sprint regatta next Saturday at Worcester...
Then, the unbeaten Harvard JV led Navy all the way down the 2,000-meter course to take a length victory, and a sweep was a distinct possibility. But Penn jumped the Harvard varsity at the start, leading by a half-length for a time. Then, at the midway point, the Crimson, stroked by Gene LaBarre, caught the Quakers and had begun to pass when the Penn shell filled with water...
...best horse to race Riva Ridge in Louisville may be No Le Hace (Spanish for "It makes no difference"), unbeaten this year in four races, including the Louisiana and Arkansas derbies. A sentimental choice may be the Arkansas Derby's runner-up, Hassi's Image, trained by Venezuelan Juan Arias. Last year Arias prepared Canonero II, surprise winner of both the Derby and Preakness. Canonero threatened to become the first horse in 25 years to take the Triple Crown, but he confounded the odds makers and finished fourth in the Belmont. Now it is Riva Ridge...
...though the circumstances are the same--an undefeated boat, slightly favored tomorrow--the same results would be a deep disappointment. Over the last eight years, the Crimson has won the Cup five times, but all of the victories were prior to 1968, when Penn snapped Harvard's 34-race unbeaten skein...
Munns is not one to get overly concerned about the emotional overtones of an Adams Cup race. "It's a big race, of course," he says, "and it means a lot, especially with three unbeaten boats. But we try to get up for every race, no matter who the opponent. We wanted to beat Princeton because we hadn't since 1961. We knew Cornell would be strong after IRA finals last year. We just naturally assume that every boat in every race has a good chance of winning, and we take it from there...