Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-27 | Page 11 | Navy Varsity Wins over Harvard Crew

HVY VARSITY WWS OKR HARVARD CRESW ,BIue and Gold Stars Show Class in Water Event. ANNAPOLIS. Md., April 26. Tho Crimson of Harvard was trailed in defeat de-feat over the two-mile course of thoi Severn river by the Annapolis mid-' shipmen in a three-cornered rowing! regatta between varsity, second var- sily and freshmen eight-oared shell crews today. The navy victories weroi clear-cut and marked the second great triumph the sailors have recorded: over Harvard oarsmen in two years. I The navy varsity eight swept across the finish line four full boat lengths ahead of their opponents; the navy second crew went over by a five and a half length margin, while the middies mid-dies plebes won by four lengths. Official time of the races was: Navy varsity, 11:48; Harvard, 12:05. Navy second crew, 12:15; Harvard second varsity, 12:3S. Navy plebes, 12:24; Harvard freshmen. 12:40. j The, races were rowed In an almost! continual downpour of rain and chilly chil-ly air and an nast-sotuheast wind made the course rough. Strikingly similar was the manner In which tho rival crews, navy pulling pull-ing generally between 32 and 38 strikes to (he mlnuto, with the Harvard men maneuvering about two strokes slower.