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...varsity race, Harvard beat Brown by more than five boat lengths, and Rutgers by about seven. Battling a stiff headwind during the entire race, the Crimson covered the 2000-meter course in a slow...
...close for the first 600 meters. Rowing at 37, Harvard managed to stay within a half a length of Penn, which had settled to a 351/2. Both boats found it rough going as they had to battle a 16-18 knot headwind which had sent water over the gunnals in the earlier freshman and J.V. races...
...fierce headwind sent chop and waves over the riggers of the shells as the race began. Winthrop made a fast get-away, only to be overtaken by Kirkland, which clearly dominated the race thereafter...
With captain Gibby Vincent settled in the number three seat and new addition Chris Cutler in his varsity debut at two, the varsity sprinted home at 37 into a rising headwind. The 6:37 time marked a three-length margin over the Midshipmen...
Conditions on Lake Quinsigamond were only slightly breezy, with a headwind quartering off the port bow of the shells as they raced up the 2,000-meter course. All six boats were well-bunched off the starting line in the varsity heavy final, and Harvard, at 34-35 strokes per minute, snapped an early Cornell lead to go out ahead by a precariously small margin...