The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-30
Four-oar and Freshman Races.


 New London, June 29.-Harvard took Yale's measure nicely in the two pre- liminary events at New London to-day, winning the four-oar race by quarter length of open water in 11:22 and the tWo-mile contest for freshman eights by length and half in the good time of 9:59. The crimson crews rowed a consistently powerful stroke, and save for a few seconds, when Yale spurted, once at the start, and once near the finish line, the result of both races was really never in doubt The two victo- ries were enthusiastically received by the Cambridge supporters, who made no secret of the fact that they expected to lose the varsity race.
 The four-oar was fine race despite the lack of form displayed by both fours, and the crowds on the yachts and cars found it close and exciting enough to please. In the last half mile Harvard rowed at 36 until the finish, when she. spurted to 3S, Yale sticking at 33 until within pistol shot of the judges boat, Yale made desperate sprint to close up the gap, splashing badly, although moving along swiftly, nevertheless, but finished a quarter length of open water to the bad. Har- yards time for the two miles was 11:22. The record for the course for four oars is 10:52, but none of the experts who looked on expected to see the record broken. The Yale four was pretty we'll pumped out when it finished, but the Harvard quartette, despite the heart breaking stroke they had rowed, seem- ed fresh and padded around, disinclin- ed to go back to Red Top, finally put ting on sweaters and deciding to paddle around and watch the freshman race downstream.
 Harvard got the better of the start in the freshman race, for there was poor blade work in the Yale boat, which was shown by a moment of splashing. Both crews had started at a 36 stroke and they held this about all the way. Yale squared away quick ly and almost overcame the half length lead which Harvard had netted in the first sixteenth through having the better of the start.
 At the half mile flag both crews were bending to their oars in unison and Yale seemed unable to gain an inch. In the still air the sing-song orders of both coxswains could be heard on shore, Coming down to the mile flag, Yale was tossing water on the recovery but it did not check her speed, but at the same time she could not gain. Har-, wards men were rowing easily.
 Yale crept up on the next half and in distinct view of the passengers on the observation trains on the bridge, most of whom were yelling like mad, she made her greatest effort to beat out the Crimson boat to the finish. But there was fight left in the latter, and in a grand spurt she crossed the line a length and quarter in the lead. The official time for the two miles was: Harvard, 9:59; Yale, 10:O4.
 This was not a record for this partic- ular event, as Yale's 1903 crew beat it by 16 seconds, and Harvard's crew the same year by r seconds, but to-day's race was fully as interesting to the spectators.
 After both shells had crossed the line, and had run under the bridge by req son of headWay, Morgan, Harvard's stroke, lsaned on his oar as if well played out. Otherwise both crews seemed to have finished in splendid shape. The launch quickly picked up the men and headed up the rigver for quarters.
 ARRIVAL OF THE CREWS. An Enthusiastic Greeting Given the Varsity
 The victorious Yale crew arrived in