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...first-seeded Radcliffe crew came in fourth behind Vesper, Wisconsin and MIT. Charlotte Crane, Radcliffe stroke, said that she was disappointed but also said she felt Radcliffe could have done better if they had not been seeded first and could have viewed the competition more clearly...
Last season, in the first race the Radcliffe crew defeated all the other college boats, but came in second behind the Vesper Boat Club. Charlotte is optimistic about the team's chances in this year's competition. The only major race scheduled in the fall is the Head of the Charles, a 3 1/2-mile long event with almost 20 rowing classes which featured 350 boats last year and has over 1000 entries this year...
Since the modern games were begun in 1900, American boats have brought home a gold medal 11 out of 14 times. The University of California has won three. Navy, Yale and Vesper B. C. have each won twice. Until recently, it had become almost a casual thing. An American victory in the eight-oared race was as expected as an American victory in the 400-meter run, or a U. S. sweep in the freestyle sprints...
...team completed the 1000-meter course in 3:14.5 seconds, defeating Vesper's time of 3:17, and PGRC's of 3:32 seconds...
PGRC won the Eastern Regional Championship title last year. Vesper, the fastest competitor in this year's race and a twelve-year old club whose girls train constantly throughout the winter lifting weights and running, won the National Championship last year...