Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-08
BOAT RACE
| On THE THAMES
i. Battle is Decisive as ta'''
y Crew is Best in Its
Country.
.WsRIcANs ARE SATISFIED
conipced the Best Boating
~ Talent Of america sat in the
Harvard Shell

ely = ram similar contests IN the
" va iA H'
la. d be International racir ehe1'
ltf't't ,SteDpl by the fact that Har-
- earned e victory over lalH
~ ssd,a iu June last while cam.
rss tbs year winner ~ the QUA
II oyferd fr ID way the two crew.
s H.......sotatlyr ~ the best college
t.ispi of the two counties ara
- hss been awaited With thc
y. sri,rIpau0n Uaryard's crew was
t l.Tr In Inc season IN d two
80 NJ me Charles uyer at Boston
...,l trt a. the race was not over
y ysr,ity course and as neither crew
30. hrtf. trs result was not regard
!. ss,,s.ye The Harvard eight j. al.
.,iv ore n tire best aggregat.ons of
y. ssrsnen ever seen ia an American
,,6 every follower 81 the sport mas
I. -srsdeot that la the International
~,fs an me Thames. American row
rTsrih was typicaily represented m
Hazard boat
HOW IT STARTED.
p, race was brought about through the
frsHR. { Lehman a member n par
-.-t who acted as instructor 10 me
-srl crews Tor two wears hls last
Il Is Harvard being 10 1875. II was
/ ,..ss inst tht crows should be as nearly
n r,sb's me same gs those which raced
rg Yale and oxford respectively.
DO o4rsmen a Cambridge and Har-
sua 8ger Tot the contest ana tha
5rsemtsts we're not long In making
n 'sst that harvard must necessarily
I'd, he Atlantic aud row over a course
III which thoy were not familiar was
..ried AS q strong point in favor OF the
''sah crew But ~ the same time II
~ akfn into consideration that Cam
.t}rt boa reached the top 81 her form IN
,rfb last and that many q the oarsmen
u Been ost Of training since that time
ny personnel OF the crows agreed upon
r fAsvs test shows few changes from
II. vrrrf organizations which manned
b.. rsrtHdec and Harvard shells IN
.t.-,Ict5nss over their formidable homs
l,aA
TRAINED ~ ENGLAND.
m, Harvard crew sailed from New
|YtrR loly 81 and went az once 20 bourne
H. Vrglsrd whore they remained untu
t,t, fea IA Vas d6emed advisable that
,fsw should yo " putney for the last
a,s d NE pIa5use NJ order that they
rHt become bmlhar With the tortuous
NOUNS over Wh.cn the l.t- VS. foWcd.
III water between pliney and Mortlakc
/ dih0s1, from any the American oars-
&1f1 have ever encountered. for at New
1 11d1n and st P0ughkeepsie, the Amer
n % courses are slftghiaway for the full
q 10 miles Il was Necessary especially
4 'r Bsr1eu The Harvard cOXswdln. who
r v weighs 100 pounds should have an
= prll.iy % study the tide and the
\ Teru around he sharp turns ~ the
A rutS f1r ignorance q these az the
I ne q ne race might mean the loss Of
hlsHl lengths
ne change q climate had an effect up
"A ne hsWar1 men soon after their ar
4 a. AZ Bourne End. and Tor a time II
1n thought ne personnel Of the eight
4 az BE- seriously impaired. But under
careful supervision ~ their medical
|1uier Dr. Na1ahau and the famous
en- Way De crew soon came around
rshL and On he latest figures sen.
p . = shown that the conditions have
4 virtually proved 30 favorable TO the
l1'1urs that nearly an have taken on
one 20 70 pounds 10 weight. ID. \.
'sFal Harvard No. {, showed the great
q rilh. Captain Fliy Of Harvard, fell
tii IN weight az FIRST. but gained dur
. ne last days Of training
VIEWS or EXPERTS.
si0 he American crew took up its
i4,is 90 the Thames The rowing sharps
LgAn1 have had much 70 say IN
- ste criticism ~ the work II Wrays
~ ne Oh discussion a. 70 the relative
~ q me English and the American
ie ~ rowing has heen revived IN all
'Aaois phases and there is no thought
A Htn Ne rtsuli q today contest will
tr t,uQls weight 10 settling tho much
2 sd question.
CHANCE or FAITH
zoe ere remarkable change M SEN
II. amn3g lhe English experts during
eA itE daJs. howENer. aud from the
' nfeiJ expressed when the Har-
atN .rst landed Ilat the Americans |
ef nY chance With the Cambridge
-, machines many ~ tie most noted |
el-c OBJ tto eve o. the race pre-
y. fl..ss '.f Che visitors from across |
-. lfr steady way the Harvard |
a4 % rowing. with q stroke which
-, ttitN ai al during the full tour
!. ~ lt' 0nE winding course. set |
Il ,L..Hihmtr Oh thinking ponderous- |
go s.rf ile betting odis tumhling
49,. " Pm favor 90 Cambridge 10 very
~. ven money two days before the
, ,.ll t17i Cambridge would make |
~ lVIt To unset tbs long. steady |
-, .'eifiE stroke. 81 the Harvard |
=, =. Wakls ianializinE spufts dur
- 81 i'el Stages ~ ihc contest. run !
&c., sfosf no from a 10 ~ OF
4, $500 si9 tacn lowering II again. |
NJ ,.s wee prepared for this. how. |
49,. WI1y htd urged upon them the |
~ pulling their accustomed |
-, i hey did on the day thew |
~ ~ standstll f0f three lone |
- ono ihcn pulled away from ihs |
~ n mon M The last quarter \
~, Journey 20 win by two fun |
lic snort rapid stroke 81 Tho J
rr, ~ non shorter slide In the |
D.. IN. method of taking the waite |
-i-,,- uaI ke1 contrast tothe Amer can |
al, ~ ri fn0ing the sweeps. Har. |
~, ~" oliWeiFhed the CAnbf dRe |
n 49, iglr pounds 10 every man |
'-r,-.-, -eaey and unexpected i'm. |
rt--. ron the very first dAvs of |
~ "a tIflsh waters and their last |
% ,NtI he course caused 4 great |
h. ri,. leFor 20 set IN their direc- |
L. 80 80 ln lne superiority ~ the Cam |
, 4 49,. Naf considerably shaker. and |
'Has Ih- interest IN the race I'M. |
.trt,,,. re English papers commented |
rs &C., iif tcct that an tht liar. /
sy ~ tat % their boat Al prs.
~ 80. ,.ins height. their shoulder.
& at tilssiy Level with the resplf tb,t
friss s,. clipped AZ The same angle
ts-s., u.ltItnt heights would nroas"e
~. angles srlashins and lo- on |
, DIFFERENT BOATS.
~. s.'', % to a tss' OF strength s,s ..m
NJ ~, otrsmen, today's rsoe va
i'sr 81 "ela 70 ksenlv FOR rcrs.
la 49, .le Lnglish and Ame,scs-
cRss !. building The Errfish -.
Z ssulr-r,....e ga methods of building
l'vt N, 'hi While The American sssn.
~ ~ ~, ytar on the Thanes tsn,ss
~. sfn.,ii Z lllest IN modern Improve.
Y rfrsrr, '..ily With regafd 10 oar locss
..tlifuf, , ,. slaes FOR the seats The
.fsrts al 80 smaEed At some ~ ths
\ tart ~. ,ns American boat hnf wo"is
= ,,uipu,s,.a 9Fanisge q any Of the
started al Putnsy bridge. /.