Word: regatta
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Throughout last week, American newspapers neglected the Leander Rowing Club in their coverage of the Thames Cup at the Henley Regatta. On Saturday, Harard's lightweight crew found out about the British eight for themselves, and for the second consecutive summer, the Crimson will return from England empty-handed...
...yesterday, though weakened by a mysterious influenza virus, it attacked the regatta when it needed to, leaving a strong Scottish Argonaut eight three seconds behind in the opening round of the Thames Challenge...
Harvard's lightweight crew, frustrated in the opening round last year, has attacked the Henley Regatta with a vengence this week. It attacked it on Saturday, when the Crimson dumped Cambridge University by a half-length, breaking the record on the quarter-mile practice course. It attacked it on Sunday, during a practice run, when Harvard shattered the half-mile record, set by Leander Boat Club last summer, by over four seconds...
Luckily for Harvard, the regatta is run on a seeding system this sumer rather than on the traditional blind draw. The Crimson drew powerful Cornell last July and lost in the opening round. This week, with the boat suffering from a virus only two days before its first race, a similar draw would have been disastrous...
...virus stays away, and Harvard can regain the form with which it attacked the Henley regatta earlier in the week, it will be difficult to keep them from the championship...