 Both crews rowed nicely and evenly, keeping side by side, until the 1,000 metres mark was reached, when the Danish crew, exhibiting perfect style and great physical power, began to take the lead.The Swedish crew was somewhat handicapped by the circumstance that some of the men had taken part in a punishing race against "New College" in the men's eight competition the same day, and Carl Møller was not at all in form, owing to a bad boil on one of his legs.Consequently, they had little hope of winning when, before the bridge was reached, the Danes began a final spurt, which gave them the race by a clear length.