The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-29
CREWS DIVIDE H0N0RS AT OAR Har'ard Takes the Fresh / man Race. SALE WINS THE VARSITY Elis' Passed Line Ten Lengths
 Ahead. At the Mile Post the Race Looked Like a Procession--HarvarRs Crew
 Had Tagged

lengths on the morning tide on the Thames River today and the result confirmed predictions.
 Coming with the great victory. Yale Varsity eight last night, the winning l of the four today, was a source of grat- ification to Yale men and an evidence of the efiiciency of Coach Kennedy's training. Ie was an easy race for the blue to win, while the freshman race was a hard one for Yale to lose and correapondingly a triumph for the lCambtidge youngsters. The races were worth the seeing although a mere rem nant of the host of yesterday had the | courage to stay over for them. Both races were upstream on the in- coming tide. in smooth water and both were rowed in slow time. It was Har- wards strength in the freshman and the lack of 1t in the four-oared which made the results as they were. Official time of the races were: Freshman-Haryard. 11:15; Yale, 11:19.
 our-oared-YaIe. 1s:ss: Harvard. 1915.
 The Freshman Race. l The freshman race was & splendid victory after a fight from the pistol to the navy yards, in which Harvard always had a lead with enough ire- serve power to keep just in the lead No freshman crews ever fought 1t out better, although the time was slower than for several years in this event The start was at the Draw Bridge, and both crews broke water the Instant the pistol flashed, a pretty sample of perfected racing start Harvard sent her oars In with a hard l jerk which brought just a little lead. The stroke seemed little higher than was expected, going fully S4 for liar R1.. UnI. .A Harvard told and nearly a length to the good was hers before the first flag on the course was passed, Yale tried to even matters but the Crimson could not be caught. In the half mile flag at the navy yard the Harvard boat | seemed to fairly skim along. Yale still l had lots of strength and spirit and fought 1t out good and hard but the Crimson's lead was too much to over come and the Harvard freshmen won the third race in eight years and avenged the hard fought defeat of last year.
 The story of the four-oared race is | quickly told, as Harvard rowed itself | out within a mile and after that Yale was content to keep up a steady stroke which slowly added more lengths to the lead she had taken at the very outset. Yale at the finish ap- peared to have fully fifteen lengths to the good, with her men fresh and smil- ing. The Harvard men appeared to be well rowed out. Story of the 'varsity. Yale caught the water first and had a slight lead at the start. Both boats went off with a dash, both crews rowing thirty-elght At quar- ter of @ mile from the start Yale had a lengths lead and was pulling away rapidly.
 At the three-eighths Yale was a length and three quarters ahead and still gaining.
 Both crews decreased their stroke after the first quarter of a mile.
 At the half mile Yale was leading by two lengths.
 Time at the half: Yale. 2:47: liar ward. 2:53.
 After getting over the first half mile Harvard spurted and pulled Yales lead down to a little less than length. At the three quarters Yale spurted and again obtained a clear lead of two lengths.
 Approaching the mile. Harvard crew sagged farther back.
 The race seemed like a procession. At the mile both crews dropped their stroke to 36. Yale led by more than three lengths.
 Time at the mile: Yale S:O6; liar Varot 0:lo.
 After leaving the mile mark, Yale continued to draw steadily away. Yale is rowing very smoothly while Har- yard splashes.
 Every stroke seemed to give. Yale more advantage and Harvard men ap- peared to be nearly spent.
 Yale at this time rowed a 35 stroke. Harvard. 36.
 Yale spurted nearing the mile and half mark running the strokes up and pulling a double race
 Harvard passed the mile and half mark dozen lenghts behind and seem- ed to barely be able to send their shell along.
 Coming into the last stretch, Yale boat went along finely and the men. although slightly tired, kept steadily pulling away from Harvard
 Yale won by lat least ten lenghts. Yales' time 12:34; Harvard 12:59.
 The oarsmen ur' both orews were very tired