Go the Crimson did.

In the last 1200 meters of the race, Harvardlengthened its lead by over two lengths.

"The crab might have accounted for one length,"White said. "But it was a catalyst. It was a sparkthat started our push. We kept moving throughoutthe body of the race, but the crab started it. Itwas the jolt."

"I don't think their crab was worth 11seconds," Peterson said. "They might have lost alength, but not any more. They just lost theircomposure. They were a crew that hadn't been downbefore."

"And, it's really hard to catch up," Petersoncontinued. "They gave up, or just couldn't regaintheir composure. We just continued to pounce onthem."

"They faltered in the conditions and we tookadvantage of it," White said. "We had been rowingthose conditions all week. We had been practicingracing in head winds and chop. We went down thereexpecting it to be like that."

"We felt that we could really go after theseguys," Henderson said. "If they faltered in theheadwind or if they faltered in the badconditions, we'd try to pick them off and that'sexactly what we did."

"It was fantastic," Dewing said. "It was thehigh point of my rowing career. It was one ofthose things you never expect to happen and thenthings start working out. It's just one of thosethings I'll always savor."

Lightweight Revenge

In lightweight crew action, Harvard raced pastDartmouth by two lengths. The victory restoresHarvard's preeminence in the Biglin Bowl Regatta,a race that Dartmouth won last year for the firsttime in the event's 41-year history.

"Dartmouth has won Sprints for two years in arow now, so it's good to get even with them,"coxswain Chris Schulte said. "Hopefully, the racewill show that we're one of the better crews thisyear. It's a very encouraging sign at the half-waypoint of the season.