The squad eventually finished 39 seconds off the winning pace and in 16th place.

In the Men’s Youth Eight, Harvard’s top-seeded freshmen heavyweight boat captured an early lead, more than eight seconds ahead of its nearest competitors.

However, Homberger RK roared back from behind and, posting the top times in each of the final three legs of the race, won by more than 13 seconds.

Meanwhile, the Crimson jostled with Brown’s squad for second place. Losing after the second leg, the Crimson took less than a second’s lead into the fourth leg, but was nipped at the wire, missing the runner-up

spot by less than half a second.

Harvard’s freshmen lightweight boat, seeded No. 31, started poorly and fell nearly a minute off the pace after the first leg. The team never recovered, finishing in 27th place, more than 100 seconds behind the winners.

The Crimson entered three boats in Saturday’s competition and found mixed results. Saturday’s racing was marked by overcast skies, a strong tailwind and a current flowing in the direction opposite the rowers.

Harvard entered two boats in the Men’s Collegiate Eight, one lightweight and one heavyweight.

The heavyweight squad, composed of freshmen and seeded second, raced under the name “Charles River Rowing Association” and placed 15th.

The team suffered from a lack of stamina and fell 10 seconds further off the lead at each of the measured points, finishing more than 40 seconds behind the winning Hobart boat.

The lightweight boat did not fare much better. After starting 14th, the crew sunk 15 seconds off the pace over each quarter of the course and finished in 19th place, one minute behind the leaders.

The Crimson performed better in the Men’s Club Eight, but again did not live up to its billing.

Ranked first, Harvard was passed by second bow ASR Nereus before the first marker and never recovered.

A strong performance over the second leg moved Harvard within eight seconds of the lead with approximately half the course to go, but the Crimson could neither move closer nor maintain the faster pace.

ASR Nereus turned in the fastest times for each of the two final stretches of the course and pulled away from the field, with the Crimson slowly dropping back, finishing seventh, over twenty seconds behind.