The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-28
OFFICIAL TIMES

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Harvard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1910
New London, Conn, June 2S.--Harvard
won the freshman eight race by one and
a half lengths and Yale the Varsity
four-oared race by perhaps ten lengths
on the morning tide on the Thames river
today and the result confirmed predn~
tions. Coming with the great victory OF
the Yale Varsity eight last night, the
win of the four oar today was source
OF qualification to Yale men showing
the calibre OF her Varsity squad Judged
by Coach Kennedy's way of training.
1t was an easy race for the Blue 10 win,
while the freshman race was hard one
for Yale to lose and correspondingly
fight full OF glory for the youngsters from
Cambridge. The latter race was worth
seeing although a mere remnant of yes
terdays host had the courage to stay
over for II. Both races were up stream
on the incoming tide I'm smooth water and
both were rowed in slow time. IL was
Harvard's strength In the freshman and
the lack OF IL in the four-oared which
made the results as they were.
TIMES AT EACH MARK.
The official times OF the races were az
follows:
Freshman race:
Half mile-Harvard. 2:2s Yale, 233
One mile-Harvard, Sis: Yale, 5:2s
on mile and half-Harvard-9:oo; Yale.
s07
Finish--Harvard. 1il5; Yale. 11:19.
Four-oared race:
Half mile-Yale, 2:i4 Harvard, 2:53.
One mile-Yale. sos: Harvard 5:22.
One mile and half-Yale. 9:15: Harvard.
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Finish-YaIe. 1913: Harvard. 1915
THE FRESHMEN RACE.
The freshmen race was a splendid strug
gle. fight from the pistol TO the last 100
yards In which Harvard always had n
tantalizing advantage with enough re-
serve power 10 hold her boat just in the
lead. No freshman crews ever fought il
out better. although the time was slower
than for several years in this event. AT
the start both crews broke water the in
slant the pistol flashed. a pretty sample
of perfect racing start.
Both crews struck the water together.
At the start Harvard appears TO have a
slight lead. Harvard is rowing a "a
stroke.
Yale a stroke OF 80.
quarter of mile from the start Har-
ward lead by more than lengthv
Harvard increased her stroke slightly
and gained only a little. Approaching
the half-mie flag Harvard lead by
length and a half
Tnree-Quarters or n mile lHS
start. Harvard lead by more than
length.
Yale increased her stroke as the mile
mark Is passed
After leaving the mile both crews hit
UP TO stroke TO 49, Yale crew had more
power and began 10 gain. Halfway be-
tween mile and mile and half Harvard
led by less than half length;
Just before reaching the mile and a
half Yale obtained slight lead. but the
race is very close The time at the mile
was: Harvard. 51s: Yale. 500 At the
mile and half. Harvard was in the lead
After leaving the mile and half with
the finish in sight Harvard spurted and
fairly seemed to lift the boat out of the
water and Dire waway until there was
open water against Yale.
One hundred yards from the finish Har-
ward led by length.
Both crews finished In good shape and
30 seconds after crossing the line. the
victorious Yale varsity crew cheered the
defeated freshmen.
The best work done by Yale was in the
last half mile but Harvards squirt al the
finish settled the race. The crews had
perfect conditions of wind and water.
THE FOUR-OARED EVENT.
The four-oared shells and. crews ar
rived at the starting line at 1870.
The Yale crew had the east side OF the
river and Harvard the west side.
Just before the boats got into position,
breeze from the south sprang up In ia
vor OF the boats.
Yale caught the water first and had
slight lead at the start. Both boats went
off with n dash. both crews rowing Ss-
stroke. At a quarter mile from the start
Yale had a lead OF half a length. At the
three-eighths Yale was length and
three-auarters ahead and still gaining.
Both crews decreased their strokes af-
ter the first quarter OF a mile. At the half
mile Yale led by two lengths.
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After getting over the first half-mile
the Harvard crew spurted and pulled
Yale's lead down 10 a little more than
length
At the three-quarters Yale spurted and
again obtained clear lead Of two
lengths.
Approaching the mile Harvard crew
sagged farther back. The race seemed
like a procession.
A. the mile the strokes OF both crews
dropped to S3 Yale led by more than
three lengths.
YALE FAR AHEAD.
Time at mile: Yale, sos: Harvard. Sis
After leaving the mile mark Yale con-
tinued to draw steadily away Every
stroke seemed TO give Yale more advan-
tage and Harvard men seemed to be near
~ spent. Yale was rowing $-stroke;
Yale spurted near the mile and half
mark, running the stroke up and was
rowing a beautiful race
Harvard passed the mile and half
mark dozen lengths behind and seemed
20 be barely able TO send their shell along.
At the mile and three-quarters mark Yale
hit II UP again. Coming into the last
stretch the Yale hit IL up again. Coming
into the last stretch the Yale boat got
along finely and the men, although tired,
kept steadily pulling away from Harvard.
Yale won by at least 10 lengths. Time:
Yale 1910: Harvard 1853.
The oarsmen in both boats were very
tired. The Harvard men were more so
than Yale.
HARVARD WAS GAME.
Two minutes after the finish OF the
race. however. each crew started to pad
die 10 quarters. In the last mile OF the
race. Yale apparently saw that without
fuke Of some kind. victory was certain
and except for a slight spurt at the mile