Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-30
For the Twcnty.sixth Time They
Meet to Decide Who Are the
Better Men.
GREAT CROWDS AT NEW LONDON.
In the Freshman Race, the First
Event to be Rowed, Yale Was
Winner.

New London. Conn, June sO.--For the
twenty-sixth time since 1876
the oarsmen OF Harvard and
Yale universities are contestlng
today on the Thames river
course In the annual regatta. During
all these years the crews of the two
institutions have met regularly on this
course except I'm 1896 and 1897. In 1886
the famous athletic imbroglio kept the
two colleges apart In all branches OF
sports. In 1897 the two crews met at
Poughkeepsle In a triangular race with
Cornell and both went down to defeat,
In 1898 the old rivals again met on the
Thames with the Ithicans again con-
slant and again the New England col
loges went down to defeat before
between Harvard and Yale on this
course victory has gone to Yale in u
contests and the Yale crew Of 1888
holds the course record of 2010.
Accordingly today's battle found Har-
wards men determined to break down
Yale's long line OF successes and the
New Haven collegians stubborn In a
purpose to prevent this. The night
vas one OF some wildness I'm the way
of undergraduate enthusiasm, but all
told, IL proved TO be somewhat more
quiet than In certain former years. The
great crowds which had arrived in New
London yesterday and last night We're
augmented upon the arrival Of the
earliest morning trains, to be still fur
Their increased when excursion trains
flom Boston and New Haven and other
points arrived.
Daybreak brought with II weather
conditions Of character disheartening
10 those unfamiliar with the antics of
New London weather. All night long
there hung oyer the river fog, and at z
o'clock It had not lifted appreciably. To
render the enthusiastics apprehensiye
o'clock brought with II a generous
downpour OF rain, Half an hour later,
however, the fog lifted, the rain ceased
and the sun began TO give signs of
life. At that hour II looked as II the
way would prove clear and hot.
At the mouth of the harbor the wind
was out Of the southeast. Eight miles
up the river off the quarters OF the
crew there was little westing In the
southerly breeze and things looked aus
pcious. The water was beautifully
smooth and there seemed to be every
prospect OF fine racing conditions. Long
before O'Clock there was a procession
Of yachts up the harbor to the finish
line.
The hotels were thronged With early
risers. There was almost no betting.
The odds on the big race remained at
to ! with Yale the fayorlte. William
Meikleham. of New York, is the referee,
The contesting oarsmen We're astir
early and although the Harvard Yale
varsity rowing races during the last
four years have ended IN victory for
Yale the two Old-time athletic rivals
prepared for todays three events with
the same confidence and determination
To win that has characterized their at
tiuude ever since college racing was
inauguratcd
Neither OF the varsity crews was
oyer-conhdent this morning, but the
sentiment az the Yale quarters GER
tainly had more Of expectancy Of sue
cess than that at Harvard.
In the Freshman race the first event
scheduled which was 70 be rowed
from the New London drawbridge 10
the navy yard Harvard selected the
east course. having won the toss. In
the four-oared race from the navy yard
to Gales Ferry. Harvard picked tho
west course and the west also In the
varsity race.
A down-pour Of rain struck Gales
Ferry In the vicinity of the Harvard
and Yale quarters about 1875, driving
everybody under shelter. Although the
breeze had freshened somewhat, the
river did not grow appreciably rougher
At HOS both Freshmen Fights were
under the drawbrldge below the start
ing line ready for the two mile race
The water was perfectly calm with
scarcely a breath OF wind.
To Yale went the first honors OF the
day, when the New Haven Freshman
eight crossed the line half a length
ahead OF the Harvard youngsters. Tho
race was rowed In good water up
stream, two miles from the railroad
bridge to the navy yard, II was a
pretty contest and was in doubt until
the last stroke was pulled.
The start was superb, both crews
catching the water simultaneously. For
the first furlong Harvard more than
held her own. At the half they were
on even terms, with one mile Travelled
Yales stroke, slower than Harvard s.,
began to tell, and soon the Yale she'll
was a full length ahead, A Harvard
squirt cut this down one-half, but Yale
met her rivals squirt and held the lead
until the finish. The official time was:
Yale, 1920.
Harvard, 1O:20h,
AT lis IL was announced that the
varsity race had been postponed until
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