Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-28
Cambridge'school Captures Boat
Race in Freshmen Eight Con-
test This Morning
YALE TAKES THE "FouR"
Both Races Rowed on Smooth Water,
But Time Is Slow-Lack of Harvard
Strength Makes the Four an Uneven
Contest-Harrima Keeps Out of tho
Way.

| New London. June 2s-Harvard wor
/ the freshmen eight by one and one
half lengths, and Yale the varsity
four cared race by perhaps ten lengths
on the morning tide of the Thames
river today. Coming with the great
victory of the Yale varsity eight last
night the winning of the four today
was source of qualification to the
| ficiency OF Coach Kennedy's training.
1t was an easy race for the blue to
win, while the freshmen race was a
hard one for Yale to lose and cores
pondingly triumph for the Cambridge
youngsters. The races were worth see
ing. altho mere remnant of the host
of yesterday had the courage to stay
over for them. Both races were up
stream on the incoming tide. in smooth
water, and both We're rowed in slow
time. 1t was Harvard strength in the
freshmen and lack OF it In the four
cared which made the results as they
We're:
The official time of the races was:
Freshmen-Harvard, ILLS; Yale
11:19.
Four -oared-Yale, 1888; Harvard
1875.
New London. Conn, June 2s.-The
Harvard freshmen eight today won
the boat race from Yale by a length
and half
With the water smooth and scarce
ly a breath of wind stirring, the crews
got away with Harvard slight in the
lead, Harvard rowing "a strikes, and
Yale s2 At the quarter mile Harvard
was a length ahead, increasing the ad-
vantage by a quickening stroke, to
length and half at the mile post. Af-
ter leaving the mile. both crews hit up
the stroke to SO. The Yale crew had
more power, and began to get in half
way between the mile and lsile and a
half and Harvard led by less than
half length. Time at the mile:
Harvard Sis, Yale $50. Just before
reaching the mile and a half, Yale OBJ
tanned a slight lead, but the race was
very close. At the mile and half
Harvard was in the lead by half a
length. Time, Yale S:57. Harvard S:55.
With the finish in sight. Harvard
spurted fairly and seemed to lift the
boat out of the water and drew away
going over the finishing line length
and a half ahead of it's opponent. The
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half mile, but Harvard's squirt at the
finish settled the race. Both crews
in good shape Thirty sec
onds after crossing the line, the vic
torious Yale varsity crew cheered the
defeated freshmen. The four-oa
race Immediately followed the fresh
men, event and before the boats got
into position breeze from the south
sprang up in favor of the boats.
Yale caught the water first. but had
only a slight lead. Both boats went
off with a dash, the crews rowing at
3S. At the quarter mile. Yale had the
lead by length and a half and was
pulling away rapidly At the three
eighths, Yale was length and three
quarters ahead, and still gaining. Both
crews decreased their stroke after the
first quarter mile. AT the half mile,
Yale was leading by two lengths. Af-
ter getting over the first half mile. !
down to little more than one length. |
At the three-quarters, Yale spurted
again. and obtained clear lead of two
lengths At the mile. the stroke of both
crews dropped to 33. Yale was we'll in !
the lead by more than three lengths. |
Yale continued to draw steadily away.
rowing very smoothly while Harvard /
splashed. Every stroke seemed to give
Yale more advantage and the Harvard |
men seemed to be nearly spent. Yale /
was rowing a 35 stroke, Harvard 36. /
Yale spurted near the mile and a half I
mark, running strokes and pulling a
beautiful race. Harvard passed the mile /
md a half mark a dozen lengths be- t
lind, and seemed to be barely able to /
send their shell along. Coming into the
asst stretch, the Yale boat went along
inely, and finally went over the finish
inc ten lengths ahead of Harvard.
Yale's time 1891; Harvard's, 1888.
Both crews were very tired. Two min
ties after the finish race, however, I
Zach crew started to paddle to quar-
ers. In the last mile. Yale, apparently
confident that without a fiuke of some
sind, victory was certain, rowed we'll |
within themselves. Harvard pulled |
along to the finish. There was !
.ery little enthusiasm.
The observation trains carried but
ew people. and but few boats were at |
he finish line. e. Fl. Harriman's
facht, SuItana. was not in the harbor +
his morning. The yachts motor boat.
which was tied up at the naval station.
eft during the night.