Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
YALE WINS FROM HAIR
Ward BY BARE LENGTH.
Shells Lap Throughout, in One Of Grandest Races
Ever RoWed--Time: Yale: 21.10; Harvard
21.13-.M millionaire Hartman Butts in.

ward shell at No two days ago. rowed a
magnificent race. II Harvard missed him
it was because Glass might have possibly
| pulled n little more, but he certainly
could not have rowed a better race than
did Lunt. The Crimson hardly claim that
the loss OF Glass meant the loss Of thu
! race. for they finished tho race In good
| form. The only man in the Harvard boat
who showed any sign of over-exhaustion
was Severance at No. s. As the flag fell
at the finish his oar sI,pped out OF his
hands and he fell over on the knees OF
Capt. Bacon. He quickly revived, how
ever, and sat up and rowed over to Red
| Ton with his crew.
| Two better trained crews never rowed n
| race. and likewise two better fighting
| Fights have never measured off their
strength against each other. The time of
OF minutes and 10 seconds up stream Is
| the fastest time on record for an up
stream race. The record for the course
is % minutes and 10 seconds. but this was
made down stream with tide and wind.
The rowing of Yale's crew. which, man
for man. was not physically the equal OF
Harvard's. is the greatest achievement
Of John Kennedy the Blues professional
to one of the best racing machines tina:
Yale has ever produced.
The difference between the two crews
was simply that Yale used her strength
more economically than did Harvard.
Harvard with greater power and row.
ing from four to five strokes more to the
minute, was unable to get away from the
Yale crew.
Tie whole story Of the race Is told In
these few words.
When the race was finished II was
growing dusk and the scene around
the finish line was one that viii never
be forgotten by those who were for
tunatc enough to be present First the
yacht cannon doomed out and then the
whistles started 4 concert Before New
London was reached it was night and
the llShts on the yachts began to shine
out on the bay. Suddenly yacht after
yacht fairly turned on its full electrical
display and the broad river became n
fairy stream. picture that never be-
fore haa marked the ending Of Yale
Harvard race
The postponed freshman eight -oared
race and Varsity four-oared race will
be row"d IN stream tomorrow at 3.30
o'clock and q good portion Of the crowd
remained in New London for these
races.
Mr.. Wray. coach Of the Harvard
crew. said after the race:
There is nothing much to saw. or
course the better crew won and we
have no complaint NY crew did all
they could to win and all | expected.
The change Of Lunt for Glass caused
by the illness of tho latter NAV hav
had some effect. but probably would
not have changed the result As I said
the better crew won"
Captain Bacon felt keenly the defeat
q his crew ana had nothing to say.
At the Yale quarters the victorious
eight had dinner and then reelected
Charles +. Ide 1903 Of Syracue, N. Y.
captain for the coming year. The
members OF the Varsity crew went to
New Haven for their annual celebra-
ticn and left the Freshmen and the
Varsity four-oars at the quarters in
charge Of John Kennedy.
When asked for an interview. Ken
| ncly said:
Harvard has q good crew and she
r"W"d great race. I do not want to
rob them Of one bit of credit, but
think that we outrowed them. With a
lighter crew we rowed from four to
five strokes to the minute less except
during the last half mile. Yales squirt
over the last half mile was the best I
ever saw. Yale is very proud of her
crew because it has been developed
amid adverse circumstances. Harvard
has good reason to be proud of her