With four races under their belts, the eights were looking
forward to returning home for the Holding Trophy on May 4. Vic Michalson’s crew was beginning to hit its
stride, and the race looked to be a good test for the Orange. The SU varsity was rowing a German rig with 5
and 4 (Jeff Braun and Bill Purdy, back from his national team duties) on
starboard. Sanford had shaken things up a bit, moving sophomore former JV
six-man Mark Bickford into the three seat while moving Bill Smuts down to the
second eight to make room for Purdy.
The varsity race was not close; Brown won by over ten
seconds, with Vesper another length behind SU.
Syracuse’ JV and freshman eights had better results, with both crews
winning by open water. The third varsity
had taken off for Boston to race Harvard and Northeastern on Saturday and
Sunday respectively. Both races were within a couple seconds but SU was on the
losing end in both, with the Sunday race against NU tilting towards the Huskies
when six-man Tom Wiegartz shattered his blade on a floating object just after
the start.
After the Sprints, the Orange headed back to Longbranch for
IRA camp, where they would live in the Boathouse except for a brief sojourn to
Hanover to contest the Packard Cup on May 19.
Unfortunately the trip would prove to be more of the same
for the varsity; they lost to Dartmouth by just over a length, with MIT
disqualified for steering issues. The
JV, frosh, and varsity four were all victorious in their races. Heading home,
the bus stopped in Saratoga Springs for dinner.
Evidently then-all-female Skidmore College’s senior class was looking to
celebrate their upcoming graduation, as the entire crew was invited to stay the
evening as guests of the Skidmore ladies. Alas, duty prevented any dallying,
and the guys boarded the bus, lamenting what might have been.
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