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...second to their credit the Harvard eights gave the many spectators who lined the banks of the basin Saturday afternoon an encouraging display of strength which outshone expectations and served to mitigate any pangs Crimson racing enthusiasts may have had over the third failure to capture the Compton...
After the Jayvee race in which the Tiger seconds, who were thought to be almost as good as their Varsity mates, had been defeated by two and a half lengths, sudden hope for the Compton Cup ran high. This was accentuated since a comparison of the times showed that the Crimson yearlings had one 3 2-5 seconds better than the Nassau second Varsity...
...Varsity race Captain Sam Drury's eight is not expected to retrieve the Compton Cup from the Tiger shell which two weeks ago beat the Penn A. C. But the Crimson is rated as favorite over the Tech eight since Guy Haines, the lightweight stroke, is lost to the Engineers and it is doubtful if they will display the coordination and skill which they showed last week...
Princeton's Varsity crew, fresh from an unexpected victory over the powerful Penn A. C. eight at the Henley distance two weeks ago, will invade Cambridge this morning hoping to retain possession of the Compton Cup in tomorrow's regatta...
...course the high point in the Princeton season will be the Carnegie Cup Race in which they will meet Cornell, Yale, and Navy. Sikes will not permit any looking past the Compton and Childs Cup Races to this regatta at Ithaca, but unconsciously the men cannot dismiss from their minds the fanatical desire to dump the Eli jiux...