THE SPORT OF ROWING Lehmann, The Complete Oarsman 1901 Grand Challenge Cup Final 1 Leander Club 7:05, 2 University of Pennsylvania, verdict: 1 length Penn: Bow Ralph Zane 160lb. 73kg, 2 Robert Eisenbrey 141lb. 64kg, 3 Fuller Davenport 158lb. 72kg, 4 Samuel Crowther, Jr. 169lb. 77kg, 5 Arthur H. Flickwir, Captain, 171lb. 78kg , 6 Gordon Allyn 179lb. 81kg, 7 William Gardiner 174lb. 79kg, Stroke John Gardiner 154lb 70kg, Coxswain L.J. Smith +10°, +40° to -30°, 0-7, 0-10 5-10, rate 36, sprint 38 Backs and legs began concurrently. Rhythm was Fairbairnesque acceleration entry-to-release their blades, which told against them over the second half of the course.”1404 Lehmann: “Pennsylvania led at first, but never by very much. After three minutes of rowing, they were a quarter of a length ahead at Remenham,1405 and this was the utmost they could do.”1406 Crowther: “Just below Phyllis Court, Leander put on all their power and gained a 1404 Haig-Thomas and Nicholson, p. 36 1405 For Henley landmarks, see Chapter 5. 1406 Lehmann, p. 222 length before Pennsylvania could respond, and this advantage gave the Englishmen the race. “Gardiner raised the stroke again and again, but not until the last hundred yards could a gain be made. Then Pennsylvania crept up inch by inch, and the boats went over the finish with the Penn bow at the Leander coxswain. “It was a grand race and the closest, hardest battle that England ever made to keep the cup at home.”1407 1407 Crowther, p. 133 374
