Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-02
VARSITY CREWS FROM TWO
UNIVERSITIES HOLD BIG RACE !,
AND YALE WINS.
HARVARD FOUR WINNER
Crimson Crew Takes Early Race To.
day by Making Magnificent spurt
Day An Ideal Ono for Races, But
Arrangements Were Poor. .4

New London, July 1. - The Yale.
Harvard regatta concluded just before
noon today and again Yale took the
premier event in the big varsity race.
The Yale men crossed the line the
winners by seven lengths. Throughout
the race the Ellis were never headed
and from the crack of the pistol the
result was never in doubt. It was q
case OF superiority in rowing strength
and rowing fundamentals.
Just before the big race Harvard
had snatched an eleventh hour victory
in the four cared race. In this event
Yale had the lead throughout and
within quarter of mile from the
finish was rowing well and two lengths
ahead. At this point there was an un.
fortunate weakness in Yales rigging
and the outrigger on which Fish was
pulling broke. This precluded all pos.
sibility Of Yale victory.
The Four Dared Race.
The Yale-Harvard four cared race
started at 9:3s this morning. The wa.
ter was smooth and there was but lit.
tie wind. Harvard led by half
length but Yale gined early and at the
2:half mile Yale led by one length.
Time 2:40.
Then Harvard began to creep UP
and at the mile the crews were about
on even terms. Yale was splashing
Time 5:52.
Yale Takes the Lead. l.
The crews were rowing a quick
stroke, each about 36 to the minute.
Half way to the mile and half flag
Yale was leading by three-quarters Of
length. quickly increasing 1t to q
length. AT the mile ard "a Il sal;s s,aay:A
Yale led by length and'a half Har
ward was apparently tiring and both
crews were splashing 81
A Wonderful Spurt.
Half mile from the finish Yale had
increased her lead to two and one
half lengths and was rowing gamely
at thirty-fve strokes. Here Harvard
began a most wonderful squirt, pass
ing Yale and won by one and three
quarters lengths.
Official Time.
The official time for the four cared
race follows: Harvard 1912; Yale
10:16.
Accident In Yale Boat.
Fish Of Yale broke his outriggel
four lengths from the finish. i
Plans Are Forgotten.
The event was rowed in deplorabla
combustion, as to official arrangements
without warning the race was allowed
to precede the varsity event, contrary
to all arrangements. There were all
most no spectators and no observa,
tion trains. Dozens of newspaper men
were stranded in the city and did not
witness the race.
The Varsity Race.
The varsity eight cared race over "a
distance Of four miles upstream and
with the tide, started at 11:16 o'clock
Conditions were almost perfect, the
crews got off splendidly. In the first
eighth Of a mile Yale gained quar-
ter of a length.
An Exciting Struggle.
Harvard was rowing the fastest
stroke but Yale held the advantage
and at half mile was leading by
half length Time 2:28 3-5.
At fye-eighths of mile Yale held
the lead but was splashing. The race
at the mile mark was very close. Time
SOB Is.
After passing the mile Harvard
drew up bit and Yale was LEADING
by less than length The time al
the mile and half was 1853 and Yale
was leading by three-quarters of
length. At the two mile mark Yale
was over three lengths ahead.
Yale Gets Good Lead.
After passing the two mile marA
Yale drew away from her rival until
she was six lengths to the good. Har
ward made a squirt but Yale still led
by four lengths at the three mile
mark. Time Yale, 1915 1-5; Harvard
1921.
Yale Wins.
Yale won by five lengths, having led
Harvard throughout. Time Yale
21:41R; Harvard 22:O7.