Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-26
YALE WINS ALL.
Her. Oarsmen CIever|y Takes
Three Races from Harvard.
Winners in Freshmen, Four CARED
and Varsity Contests.
The Sons Ct Eli Uproarious in Their
Triple Victory.

time on record Yale, today. triumnhed
over Harvard in all three of their boat
races in the annual regatta on the
Thames. The wearers of the blue won
the eight-oared Varsity race by three
and one-half boat lengths, the fresh
man eight-oared race by two and a
quarter lengths and the Varsity four
Dared race by one and a half lengths.
In all three races Harvard put IN me-
morable fights and went down to her
defeats after gallant struggle in which
her boys rowed out the last ounce of
their strength. The official time for the
races was as follows: Varsity race
Yale, 20 minutes, 10 AS seconds. Har-
ward. 20 minutes. 20 3-5 seconds.
Freshman race-Yale, minutes,
43 1-5 seconds; Harvard, 9 minutes,
AZ 3-5 seconds.
Varsity four-oared race, Yale, 10
minutes, SO 2-5 seconds; Harvard, II
minutes, 10 is seconds.
So far as physical form was con-
cerned there was no choice between the
crews, except with the possible excep-
ton that Yale freshmen out-weighed
their Harvard rivals by over seven
pounds per man. The Varsity race
was surprise.
The greatest crowd that ever came to
this quiet old harbor town by rail and
water, saw Harvard go down to de-
feat. today.
The sky was dull and leaden, with
the wind cold enough for October.
AS the morning wore on the threat
ened storm seemed to drift further and
further from the Thames and by 1890
o'clock, the wind was blowing fresh
and clear and except for the chill of the
air the conditions were ideal for boat
racing.
The story of the Varsity race is one
that wfll live long in the annals of COL
lege boating. Harvard led Yale almost
to theflnile and half flag. Over the first
mile Il looked like Harvard's race.
Harvard got away at 81 strokes to
the minute, Yale at 80. Harvard had
decidedly the best of the start and by
the end of the first half mile was lead
ing Yale by half a boat length. Capt.
MtGrew put the stroke up to 36; Yale
raised hers to 80. Harvard reached the
first flag in 2.3O Is; Yale in 2.31 3-5.
( Over the second half mile Harvard held
her lead over Yale. Stroke Bogue
dropped the Blue stroke to 80. Harvard
seemed to think that she had grip on
Yale and Capt. McGrew eased his
stroke down to 80. Harvards time for
the first mile was 5.06 2-5; Yale. was
ssh As.
Harvard's effort over the first mile
had begun to tell on the nerves of the
Crimson eight. Little by little Yale's
boat began to creep upon Harvards.
Ju;,t before the mile and a hauf flag the
shells were even and by the time the
fisg was reached Yale had wrested the
lead away from her old rival. The blue
reached the flag in minutes and 40
seconds. leading Harvard by two sec
ot,ds or more than half boat length.
Harvard raised her stroke to 49,.
= Yale reached the two mile flag off the
navy yard in 10 minutes. 3 seconds,
with Harvard hard on her heels with
only four and two-flfths seconds be-
hind. There was just half boat
length of clear water between the two
ahejls. The Crimson eight was rowing
without q break and their long easy
stroke still looked powerful. faie
reached the two and a half mile flag in
u minutes, 26 Is seconds, leading Har-
ward by 4-5 seconds. Then for the
first time Yale began to look reasonably
sure of victory. She was leading the
Crimson by just trifie less than TWO
soat lengths. Yale's time for the three
miles was II. minutes. 90 and 20 sec
onds: Haryards IA minutes, SO 2-5 sec
Onds.
Harvard. in passing the three-mle
esasa. made her last squirt to get back
Nor lead. Capt. McGrew raised his
.trole>up to "a to the minute and for &
faw strokes the Harvard shell gained {
,,Itie hut before the three and hall
-a,1a ,fiap was reached Capt. McGreN
nnd hten compelled to drop back to &
gsIf Harvard was now tired and YALE
hn,van TO gain on every stroke. 4ale'
ti.,ie Tor the three and half miles wal
1Tsaf y-b: Harvard 1874 As. Over this
hatf. mile Yale had increased her leat
"a four and a fifth second.
Y Finally the flag dropped at the finist
anil the watches recorded 20l9 40 10
Eaia and 20. % 3-5 for Harvard. 1t wa
vale race by three good boat lengths
q. close. hard finish within nine AM
4,oiii-f,ftlls seconds of the fastest tim
rfat any crew has ever made on tn
Thames course.
Capt. McGrew, who had rowed 10
Harvard rs gallant Al race as any ma
ever rowed for any college, fell owe
linn OF, his oar, while Duffy sank DOW
ii, the shell from sheer exhaustion
Swain ut bow, had also r'owed out tn
ahst oiIf,ee of his power and his GA
slipped from his hands.
Yale. strong with the nerve whic
victoty gives, pulled on below the gre'
draw bridge for two or three boa
lengths before her coxswain called
his men to rest.
i4.si 5A5sa I'll
Just before o'clock. the Yale rowe
F,balis n meeting to elect captain Il
NEXT year The unanimous choice WI
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