1908 CREW WON REGATTA

side course by the Beacon street wall, the Juniors came next, then the Sophomores, with the Seniors on the outside. During the first part of the race, the Freshman crew with a stroke of 38, gained half a length over the other crews. The Seniors, however, increased their stroke and caught up slowly with the Freshmen, leaving the Juniors and Sophomores a length behind. Just before Harvard bridge, Webster, who was rowing 6 in the Senior eight, broke his oar and jumped from the boat, narrowly missing being run down by the referee's launch.

As the crews emerged from the bridge the Freshmen led by about a length. The Sophomores and Seniors were second with the Juniors a length in the rear. About a half-mile from the finish the Juniors made a spurt and nearly over took the Sophomores. The Seniors were unable to keep up the pace and dropped half a length behind. From here the relative positions of the crews remained the same. Just before the finish Amberg, at 7 on the Freshman boat, also broke his oar, but the crew was so near the line that the accident made no apparent difference.

The orders of the crews:

Freshmen--Stroke, Morgan; 7, Amberg; 6, Gish; 5, Warren; 4, Richardson; 3, Fahnestock; 2, Ball; bow, Wiggins; cox., Arnold.

Sophomores--Stroke, Gregg; 7, Richards; 6, Swaim; 5. Irving; 4, French; 3, Wiswall; 2, Sortwell; bow, Lane; cox; Ogilby.

Juniors--Strome, Soule; 7, Switzer; 6, Amory; 5, Cabot; 4, Newhall; 3, White; 2, Shurtleff; bow, Williams; cox., Rishley.

Seniors--Stroke, Richmond; 7, Johnson; 6, Webster; 5, Lewis; 4, Lamson; 3, Joralemon; 2, Ober; bow, Swaim; cox., Scully.

The officials were: referee--Captain Filley; judges at the finish--R. T. Wheeler '05, A. Pery '06, F. Goodale '07, M. L. Newhall '08; timekeepers--R. A. Derby '05, J. P. Bowditch '05.