Harvard pulled a final sprint into Barlett’s Cove for a time of 18:55.6, about 10 lengths ahead of Yale. The Elis finished with a time of 19:32.7.
“Yale has been a very fast starting crew this year, so we were a little concerned about that,” said Harvard Coach Harry Parker. “What did surprise me is that we were able to shake them as fast as we did. We were anticipating a closer race. I just think they had a bad day.’’
The Crimson now leads the series 83-53, with victories in 15 of the last 17 regattas.
The junior varsity race consisted of a three-mile course over which Harvard maneuvered well to capture another win.
The Elis opened the race with a one-length lead over the Crimson. But Harvard began to move back at the half-mile mark and had powered through the Yale boat by the one-mile mark at Mamacoke Hill.
Harvard had extended its advantage to four lengths by the time the Crimson pulled past the finish line with a time of 14:23.7 over Yale’s 14:37.5.
In the freshman two-mile race, the Crimson (8-1) never gave Yale (5-2) a chance as Harvard propelled to the win with a time of 9:39.38 over the Elis’ 9:56.80.
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