Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-30
NEVER SUCH A RAGE
Yale Wrested Victory From
 Harvard by Oars Length.
sEESAW FROM START TO FINISH.
Eli's Sons Went to Line Confident of Easy Victory-An Aquatic Battle Never to Be Forgotten by
 Those Present.


 victory from Harvard in the annual four mile race on the Thames by the length of an oar. After rowing for four miles with the shells tapping and the graceful prows almost zlgzagging between the strokes the Yale boat crossed the finish line three-quarters of length ahead of the crimson. Yale won by two and one-half seconds. The blues time was 2 minutes 331s sec onds, while Harvard's time was p minutes 36 seconds.
 Such race has never before been rowed in the twenty-seven years of racing between these old rivals.
 The Ellis went to the starting flags absolutely confident of an easy victory. Coach Wray of the Harvard crew had almost conceded that his eight had practically no chance to win.
 The lesson of this race is briefly that Harvard has found great coach. who undoubtedly will equal Kennedy of Yale and thus begin a new era in Yale Harvard boating. Harvard's cry is that We will lick them next yearw To this Yale replies with serious wagging of the head.
 Yale got the best of the start and in the 1rst half dozen strokes shot the nose her shell ahead.
 "Nlat settles it," said Yale man on the regatta committee boat. Tt will be a procession"
 A Harvard man at his elbow made no reply. Just before the first half mile was finished Harvard ran her stroke up and began to cut down Yale's lead. Yale started into the race rowing thirty four. while Harvard started at thirty-two, stroke to the minute By the end ot the first half mile the New Haven crew had dropped their stroke to thirty-two, and at this gait they held it almost to the finish. At the end of the first half mile Harvard was row ing at thirty-f1ve strokes, but even at this gait she was unable to get the lead. Yale finished the half in min utes 9 seconds; Harvard in 2 minutes g seconds.
 The last mile of the race was fight which will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to wit ness it. Just beyond the three mile flag Meier, Harvard's No. [, who had been rowing a terrific race, seemed to have pumped himselfs outosOn every stroke the Harvard shell crept up near CT and nearer to the Yale boat. Sud denly the shells were once more lap ped. The Yale cockswain called for spurt, and his crew raised their stroke to thirty four, the highest that they had been taught to row. Still Harvard was game. Up went the Harvard stroke to thirty-four, and over the last quarter of a mile the prov of the Cambridge shell began to gain inch by inch on the stern of the blues boat The crews were only a hundred yards from the finish, and still it was either's race No one could tell which crew was go ing to win, and the crowds became wild | in their excitement. Harvard could hardly believe the spectacle which she saw before her; Yale was dumfounded The hearts of the New Haven men were literally humping. Was the crew the pride of Yale the best that John Kennedy could produce to bs whipped by Harvard crew coached by the unknown Wray?
 The Harvard shell was still creeping up on the Yale boat, and every man fir the two long and graceful pieces ol racing craft was literally pulling ou the last ounce of his power when sud denly the flag at the finish dipped, ana Yale was a winner by threequarters o a boat length. Harvard men danced and hugged each other as though the, had won the race. Yale was so dazet by the fright which wray's crew ha, given her that she forgot to cheer for , few minutes. When the Eli's boat sud denly realized that they had won th' closest race in Yale-Harvard boatini history they let go their cheers unu the hills reverberated with the warcr. of old Yale.
 Harvard got a clean cut and com paratively easy victory In the four ca race. This result was not unexpected and later the victorious freshman eish
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