New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
YALE WINS BIG RACE.
HARVARD DIES HARD.
VARSITY Cre1cs Battle Stroke for
Stroke for -Four Niles.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

varsity shell race after a struggle close and
bitterly contested from start finish that equal
glory must be given to both winners and losers
At the end the nose of the Yale shell was haiI
length in front with Yales time for the four IlieS
cIoCked at II minutes and 1O seconds. ana mar
wards at 21 minutes IL seconds The race'WaS
rowed up stream from the drawbridse with tne
finish opposite the Harvard quarters at Red Iop-
The freshman eight-Oared and varsity iOuI-
cared races were postponed until to-mOrrOW
morning.
In many respects the race tonight VIII go
down in college rowing history one of the
most remarkable ever recorded. Cheek Oy cheek
and jowI by jOwl the sixteen splendldly tralheu
young athletes fought out the battle or sweeps
over those four heart breaking, nerve rackilS'
| muscle rending miles with inches only separat-
ing the two boats until the finish was IN slsht,
when the Yale Oarsmen had more in reserve ana
were able TO make the squirt when won the
battle
A,yav to an even start at the drawbridge. soon
after o'clock just the suns golden orb was
dipping behind the hills on the west side or tho
Thames River the Harvard crew jumped into
a slight Iead-One to be measured by lncnes
onIv-and at every half mile mark. save two,
the Crimson shell showed a trtfe in front until
three miles and half of the course had been
left behind. So slight was Harvards advantage.
however. that it only perceptible to those
who trained marine glasses upon the swiftly
gliding boats.
INCHES ONLY SEPARATE SHELLS
At the two mile mark many thought the strug-
gle dead heat-and it very probably was
while at two miles and half Yale seemed 10
have an inch or two of lead Until Yale made
its winning squirt at the finish, however neither
crew was able to pull away appreciably from tIis
other. When one stroke quickened the pace ana
began 10 forge ahead-ever so sloWIy-it was
ALWAYS the sign for the rival stroke 10 do the
same and so was the see-saw kept up with one
blanket always able to cover both boats
Some of the closeness of the race and finish
NAV be CLEANED from the experience or the
thousands of spectators who crowded the OBJ
servation train. which went up the east bank
of the river. 1t is from this side OF the river
that the better view of the races is usually 10
be had. as the track skirts the shore closely
Fully ~ per cent of the spectators elected to
watch the contest. therefore, from the east side.
When it was decided 10 row the varsity race
upstream however. the west side became more
desirable as the fnish-usually the starts
close to the New London shore. The result was
that those in the observation train on the east
side while having fine view of the start and
the first three miles, saw absolutely nothing or
the last mile and the finish in the gathering
gloom. and hereby hangs curious tale
HARVARD MEN REJOICE TOO SOON.
When the booming of yacht cannons and the
shrieking of siren whistles told those on the
east side of the river that the race was over.
hush of suspense fell upon the long. serpentine
line Of cars crowded with Jealous partisans OF
the Crimson and the Blue. Fer full two
minutes it lasted, all wondering which crew
had won The news reached Red TOp-abreast
of which the train had stopped-that Harvard
had Immediately pandemontum broke
loose and promptly communicated 70 the
thousands the train
Harvard men and maidens rose in a body.
cheer after cheer rent the air and Crimson flags
were everywhere unfurled 10 the evening breeze.
Harvard wins by two lengths came the WORD
from Red Top. and, while the experts found It
hard To believe that either side had scored such
q decisive victory. the grads and undergrad
yates too happy 10 question the accuracy
Of the report.
After delay Of some five minutes the train
began to wind slowly and laboriousIy down the
river Suddenly those aboard noticed that ths
hilarity at Red Top had died away and a gloom
Tedoent of defeat had settled upon the Harvard
quarters. Yale roOters quick to grasp al hope
thoroughly abandoned, sent UP a shout and
like a spectre there emerged from the rear Of
the Harvard camp giant negress. who held
alOft exultingly a tiny blue flag Then Harvard
knew that its pride and exultation had been all
too soon and never was the sting of defeat more
keen and never were the dregs of an empty cup
more bitter to the cheated drinker-
Then it Ylle's turn To hurl forth salvos Of
thunderous cheers and victory. the news OF
which. long delayed, was all the sweeter for
the waiting. Back hard seats sank the
Harvard IeSions, glad of the gathering blackness
of the summers night wherein 10 hide grief
which had been made all too poignant.
Two better trained crews rOwed race.
And likewise two better fighting eights have
never measured strength against each other.
The time of Il minutes 10 seconds uD stream
is the fastest time record for upstream
race. The record for the course is 20 minutes
1O seconds. but this made down stream.
with tide and wind favoring. The rowing 4
Yale's crew, which. for man. not
physically the equal OF Harvard'S is the great
est achievement of John Kennedy the Blue
professional coach. He has never before denon-
strated his power and ability a coach he
did this crew which he developed out of tn
feTior material and made into one of the best
racing machines that Yale has ever produced
The difference between the two crews was
simply that Yale used her strength more eco
nCsnicalIv than did Harvard The Ellis stroke
Vs,s rounded out and the men rOwed il per-
fectly that they did not seem TO be making an
effort
ROUGH WATER CAUSES POSTPONENENT.
The unusual and the unexpected marked the
days dOings from start finish. When the
crowds began to pour into New London early
this morning they greeted with notice ON
the station blackboard TO the effect that the
freshman eight cared and varsity four Dared
races would be rowed in the afternoon after the
varsity eight Dared race, and not in the morn
ing, as scheduled The reason given for the
postponement the rough water. The crowd
accepted this ruling of the officials gracefully
o'clock when the observation trains started up
the river for the varsity race which was sched-
uled start 30.
Arrived at the starting point. the officials
COolly5 announced that the water was still too
rough for rowing, that the varsity race would
he started up stream at $50 O'Clock and that the
freshman and four cared races would be post
nj On he riv-