Harvard Varsity Lightweights Take Fourth at Princeton Chase

The Harvard lightweights and both Radcliffe crews were in action at the Princeton Chase in Princeton, N.J., yesterday, the second major fall head event for both teams.

The Crimson varsity lightweights improved upon last week’s eighth-place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a fourth-place showing yesterday.

Last year’s champion, Harvard started first and clocked a 13:42.80 time over the 2.75 mile course, finishing 0.33 seconds behind defending national champion Yale (13:42.33). Penn (13:37.19) and Navy (13:41.24) were the top two finishers in the lightweight eight event.

The Crimson junior varsity eight took 14th in a time of 14:21.24.

The Radcliffe heavyweights placed 20th in the women’s eight event with a time of 16:26.30.Princeton took home first-place honors on its home course, rowing to a 14:53.42 split and besting second-place Virginia by almost 30 seconds.

The Black and White lightweight varsity raced in the same event and placed 30th with a time of 16:51.29, while rival Princeton finished 11th in the open weight event.