The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-02
YALE OARSMEN CAPTURE
TWO RACES OUT OF THREE
WoULD HAVE MADE CLEAN
SWEEP BUT FOR ACCIDENT.

SWEEP BUT FOE ACCIDENT.
oarIock Breaks in the Four-oar Shell
when the Event seemed Like a Walk
over for the BIue--Haryard Badly De-
feated in the varsity Race, the Blue
Boat Lending by seven Lengths AT
the Finish.
New London. July 1.-Yale won the
annual varsity eight-oared race from
Harvard to-day by seven boat lengths
and crowned year that has been re-
pIete with brilliant athletic achieve
ments. she proved, as has been done
many times before her superiority in
everything that goes to make a perfect
crew, skill with the sweeps, seaman
ship and physical endurance. Her VIC
tory in the varsity race, considered
with her grand battle elm the four-oared
race, which she lost through an acci-
dent when 1t looked like walkover for
her, and the win of her freshman eight
yesterday in magnificent struggle.
makes it fair to say that she completely
outcIassed her rivals from Massachu-
setts. No regatta ever held on the
Thames course was more worth seeing
despite the triumph Of Yale, and none
proved such cruel disappointment to
spectators through the bungling man
ner in which the events were managed.
In the varsity eights both Yale and
Harvard had phenominally fast and
lpowerful crews. and while no record
was broken or even threatened, the
struggle was as anticipated. that Of
young giants in which victory came
with the stroke that nearest approach
ed mechanical perfection. The Yale
crews had It and their victory was weIl
earned.
| In the four-oared race the defeat of
Yale was due to the breaking Of an oar
lock on the outrigger Of Fish's oar, an
accident which, however, is one Of the
fortunes OF war. Harvards hollow vic
tory, accordingly, was brought into
greater contrast through the superb
work Of her rival.
| An incident occurred in connection
with this race, but its bearing on the
.outcome is not considered to have been
material Swain, who rowed No. 3, in
1.-THE Harvard boat collapsed Just as the
\ crew was called out, and John Bow
ditch, who never had filled that seat,
went into the boat. He was not in tip-
top condition. having suffered a fort
might ago with an attack of measles.
The official time of the finish of the
three events, which now constitute the
lannual competition, including the fresh
men Of yesterday, were as follows:
Freshman eight Two miles, Yale,
l1O:2O; Harvard 1920 Ia
i Varsity fours Two miles, Harvard,
l12,l2; Yale, 1876; winning distance, ]
i 1-2 lengths.
Varsity eights Yale 21:4O 1-2; Har-
Ward, 22:lo; winning distance, seven
lengths.
The prediction that both varsity
Icrews were OF remarkable physical
strength was proven true, for both fin
Iished in grand condition. Harvard
never before had crew return to
quarters after a hard race In such fine
shape,
More people saw this years races
from afloat than ever before in all the
history Of boating on the Thames Had
1.-THE arrangements been carried out
ashore with the definiteness that is to
lbe expected at these events, 1t is likely
THAT the total number Of spectators
would have been exceedingly large. 1T
twas no fault of the railroad company,
(which ran observation trains up and
down both banks Of the river, that
thousands of patrons got disgusted
ard threw up their tickets, for it was
i impossible at times for them to learn
what the prospects were for q race, and
there was no warning of the four-oared
race To be sure, the elements were
lagainst the quick running Of the an
lnounced programme, and for this rea-
j son as well, thousands of people were
put to great physical discomfort in
their eagerness to see the spectacle,
Idliu were opiiSSu III ilany inslaHceS "
lcamp out over night on cots placed in
Ihotel corridors. AS water picture.
lseen from the river bank, train or draw
bridge the Thames was grandly beau
Itiful. Yesterday and this morning
squalls Of wind and rain swept the river
lat intervals and then would come al
most clear spells of weather In which.
the bunting and flags ON the fleet Of
yachts would stand out In brilliant con-
ltrast. The fleet Of craft was the larg-
lest that ever went through the draw
bridge for an event Of this kind. As
soon as the varsity race was over there
was general exodus Of these craft
from local waters.
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