Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-01
HARVARD WAS
DEFEATED BY YALE
Sons of Eli Won Two Out of Three
Events in the Great
Regatta.
LOST FOUR DARED CONTEST.
E,eat Was Rowed Ia a Most Dellor'
able Confusion Of Official
Arrangements.

New London, Conn, July latter a
night OF high winds and heavy rain,
the morning brought with It conditions
indicating that the two events Of the
Harvard Yale regatta, postponed from
yesterday, the varsity race and the
four-oar, could be rowed today.
The crowds, smaller as a result Of
yesterdays trying experiences, were
out early and were prepared for any
kind Of weather.
The long and tedious wait OF yester-
day, together with the depressing
weather, had told on the oarsmen's
physical makeup, There was no at
tempt today to keep secret the fact
that the crews were in n somewhat
nervous condition, Although both
Yale and Harvard refused officially to
make any statements, II was under
stood that the men had lost weight
since yesterday and that the average
reduction Of Harvard was three pounds,
Harvard won the four-oared contest
by something over a length after race
unique in the history Of this course. The
event was rowed in deplorable confu-
sion OF official arrangements, Without
warning this race was allowed to pre-
ccde the big event OF the day, contrary
to all arrangements. There were al
most no spectators There were no OBJ
scrVation trains. Dozens of newspa-
per men were stranded In the city and
did not witness the race. Official boats
scurried madly about the river and
without warning the two crews were
ordered to their positions at the start
at the navy yard for the two mile row
upstream. The conditions were good.
When the pistol was fired at 1888 Har-
ward jumped to the front. II took the
Yale crew four and an eighth Of mile
to come up,After that II was apparently
an Yale. The ellis crept ahead slowly
but surely until at the mile and a half
they led by over six lengths Harvard
seemed tired Near the finish there
was an accident In the Yale shell, Fish,
| No 2, breaking an out-rlgger about
lengths from the finish. Harvard s
| coXswain called for a squirt His men
| responded and fairly tore through the
water TO notable victory Of length
| and half.
Official time
Harvard, 1912,
Yale, 1915.
VARSITY RACE.
The varsity elght-oared race. dis
| tGnco four miles upstream with the
tide, was started at il.16. They got
Off splendidly with q slight advantage
TO Yale In the first 100 yards In the
first eighth OF a mile Yale gained a
| quarter OF n length Harvard was
rowing a faster stroke but Yale was
| holding her advantage at the three
eighths and at the half mile Yale was
leading by a half length. The time
was 20'2S 2-5.
Yale was splashlng at the nve-eighths
but still held her lead.
The race at the mile mark was very
close. Time-5:O3 is.
After passing the mile Harvard drew
| up bit and Yale was leading by q
little less than length.
The time at the mile aud a half was
1858 and Yale was leading by three
quarters OF a length. Yale was rowing
81, Harvard 80 and Yale had increased
her lead shortly after leaving the mile
and a half mark to n length and half
Yale continued TO increase her leaC
| and at the two mile mark was oyel
three lengths ahead, TiTne-Yale, 1873
Harvard, 1O:42.
Gaining at every stroke Yale contIn.
ued to draw away from her rival until
she WAS six Lengths to the good, APP
preaching the third mile Harvard
gained slightly and at the third mil'
mark Yale was leading by about foul
lengths Time-Yale, 1915 10; Har
ward, 1921
Official time varsity mce-Yale
Hd0isi Harvard, 22;lO,