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While 'Cliffe coach John Baker had been cautiously apprehensive about Radcliffe's chances prior to the nationals, the 'Cliffe eight, despite a slim .1-second margin over the Vesper Boat Club in the preliminaries on Friday, convincingly proved on Sunday that it was the only legitimate contender for the national crown...
About midway through the race, the 'Cliffe eight sagged a little, and when Vesper observed this, the Philadelphia rowing club squad pulled a hefty power ten to challenge for the lead...
...Radcliffe, having maintained a narrow advantage since its fast start, responded to the challenge in championship form. Stroke and captain Charlotte Crane immediately took the cadence up to fend off the Vesper challenge, and from that point, the 'Cliffe was never in danger again...
Observers at the finish clocked Radcliffe at an astounding 43 cadence over the last 400 meters of the race. Radcliffe finished a half-length in front of Vesper. Princeton finished a very close third, a foot astern Vesper...
Radcliffe's two-second margin over the second place finisher was the largest of any two consecutive boats in the race. Vesper and Princeton were separated by a fraction of a second, and the rest of the pack was just as close. The last place finisher, Wisconsin, was barely a length behind the 'Cliffe...