The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-10
HARVARD CREW
WINS EASY VICTORY
THE YALE STROKE COLLAPSES
AND THE CRIMSON FINISHES
ALL ALONE.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 90,
Harvard's eight-oared varsity crew de-
feated the Ya6 eight last evening, on
nearly a mile in one of the most spec
tacular races ever rowed by these two
old aquatic rivals. For the first time
in the history of the Yale-Harvard
dual boat races the Yale crew stopped
rowing before the finish mark was
reached. This extraordinary happen
ing took place two hundred yards be-
fore the three-mile mark was passed,
and was due to the utter collapse OF
Griswold. the Yale stroke, and Hunt,
who pulled No. 4 in the Yale boat.
The former was taken out of the
shell and placed aboard the launch,
and Yale eventually finished the race
with seven men in the shell.
Harvard took the lead soon after the
start, gradually increasing it in spite
of several heroic spurts by the Yale
oarsmen in the first two miles. These
spurts were what killed the Yale crew.
and before the halfway flags were
reached Griswold, at stroke was be-
ginning to show unmistakable signs Of
distress. 1t was simply a case of the
! Yale oarsmen rowing themselves to
death in an effort to hold the fast pace
which the perfectly trained and tre-
mendously powerful Harvard men were
setting with such apparent ease.
HARVARD TAKES LEAD AT START
Harvard was one-quarter of length
| in front at the half-mile flags, and this
lead was gradually increased by al
I most imperceptible advances, until at
the two and a quarter mile post, off
the naval coaling station. clear wa
ter appeared for the first time between
the Crimson and the Blue shells Yale
was hanging on doggedly and frequent
ly squirting, out shrewd observers had
already noticed that Griswold. the Yale
stroke, was not just right He was
huddled up too much and failed to car
ry the stroke through in the custom
AIRY manner which gives Yale shells
such a splendid following Just after
the two and a half mile mark was
J passed, Griswold stopped rowing for a
moment, and the Yale coxswain at
once dashed several handfuls of cold
water over him. This seemed to re-
vive him temporarily, and he began to
row again.
| Meanwhile the Harvard crew hac
forged ahead some three lengths, anC
it was plain tnat the contest was over
Griswold rowed steadily for few hun,
dred yards Iurtner. put Hunt. at No. 4
, began showing signs OF distress. anC
suddenly, Just before the three-milt
flags were reached. Griswold and Hum
, both stopped rowing, with the result
that the shell came to a dead stop
The Yale launch, with Kennedy ant
the other coaches aboard. went along
side. and Griswold, who appeared t,
be in great pain. was taken out of TIL
she'll
Hunt was revived, and just befor
Harvard finished the race the Yal
boat got into motion again. propelle,
by only seven oars. In this way tn
Yale crew rowed on to the finish mark
which was crossed some four minute
after Harvard mad won. Harvard
$ time for the four miles was "a min
l utes 10 seconds.
1 Yales bad luck began right at tn
8 start of the race. when Capt. Ide. VIII
y rowed at No. 7 in the Blue shell. ha
l the misfortune to break his blade Of
p short on the seventeenth stroke. A
the accident in the Yale shell mad