The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-26
HARVARD BOAT
BEATS YALE
fcontinued From First Page.)

with open water between the boats,
and Yale lighting on like grim death.
Y,le Stroke Faints.
Now came the decisive moment, with
the final stretch almost in sight, and
the GREATNESS throngs straining To /
see IL Harvard could keep up the pace /
or would weaken at the close. Stead |,
lily on they came, when suddenly COM |
motion was observed in the Yale boat. |
as Griswold. the stroke. fell forward on |
his oar and ceased to row. Cass. Yale's |
ccXswafn, had already been dashlng
water into his pale face For nearly
a ulinute-it seemed ten-the Yale
stroke sat motionless, bent down as IL
lifeless. Then he was seen to straight
en- up and bend to his oar again, and
a great shout went up from the Yale
cohorts as their crew was seen to
pick up the stroke again and rally for
another effort But they Were now six
lengths behind. hopelessly beaten. An
other twenty strokes, and Griswoid
was seen to collapse again. and then
the whole crew, disheartened at the
fall of their leader, quit their work
and sat detected at their oars. Yale
was beaten.
It was no longer a race. and Har-
ward swung ahead alone. still keeping
up the racing clip. and crossing the
finishing line with regular swish
swash" to the very end. AS Harvard
and "toot. foot" went up in deafening
chorus from the myriads of craft,
while from bank to bank rolled a cho-
rus of Harvard yells, and from every
truck and mainmast broke out the
triumphant crimson and a bewlderng
maze of Kaleidoscope color. In the
fore water stood out the big preslden-
tiaI yacht with the Roosevelt children
| on the bridge. applaudlng Justify. Far
away could be seen Secretary Taft's
car. the big secretary standing bare
headed gazing back toward the Grip
pied Yale boat. while 'Rah. rah rah
4 rah, Harvard" came from the groups
/ of college men as the secretary sped
Ieby. Griswold had been helped from
! the Yale boat. and tagging far behind
Il the Harvard men, the seven remaining
A Yale men at last made their appear
ance at the finish, a half mile behind
i Harvard, receiving a generous ovation
4 for their pluck under such dishearten-
ing conditions.
! Official Time.
q Half mile-Harvard 2:3s: Yale, o:39
One mile-Harvard, 5:37; Yale, 5:3s
II One and a half miles-Farvard. s:l2
4 Yale, 1881 Two and one-half miles
7 Harvard. 1895: Yale. 14:45. Three
!, miles-Harvard, 1900; Yale. 49,.
Three and one-half miles-Haryard'
'1Eo1.1O. Yale. - Four mlles-Har-
ward, 24:lO; Yale, s------.
Z There was a wild scene Of tumultu'
Gus demonstration, and the men o.
Harvard welcomed the victors and
d celebrated their triumph. It was twt-
o |light as the great din moved home
! ward from the river banks, turning
& 4 eli orlr1f
flights, to the streets of this old ship
4 ping town.. Soon the college men be
s gan to move to their home fields. tht
!, outgoing trains taking crowds to New
a Haven and Cambridge, Secretary TAT
: being among those leaving early 70:
. New Haven. A little later the May
flower. with the presid entail family
5 aboard. headed toward Oyster Bay, tn,
"a other yachts and the throngs of Visi
Z tors scattered, and the Harvard-Yal
h boat race of, 1908 was a memory.
G Earlier in tho day honors were di
/ vided, the Yale four defeating the Har'
Q Ward four by two Lengths and IN
Harvard freshmen eight defeating thu
Yale freshmen by three lengths.
Crews Elect Captains.
III at the Yale quarters Tonight It wa
found that Griswold whose home !
i in Philadelphia, simply suffered q ner
/ I.vous collapse. He was quickly re
| svived. but his grief was pathetic i
! behold. Captain Ide stood Loyalty b
4 him, as did every man at the Yal
quarters, and there was nothing bu
sympathy for him, even from thu
wearers Of the crimson. Griswold wa
| not overturned nor was he out o:
condition. He simply suffered an ut
| ter nervous breakdown. BY the tim,
| the Yale launch reached Gales Fer.
| Try. he was able to walk to the dress.
ing -room.
The Yale oarsman elected as cap
tain for next year, HI "A. Howe. 1909
of Orange, M II. Howe is twenty year
Of age, six feet one inch inIhelgh
and weighs 1876 pounds. This was TIL
second year that he u. has rowed !
the varsity eight He is ono Of tn
most powerful oarsmen that Yale ha:
had ints recent years II ri rows "A NJ
6. ri sss "A at i.s 5l 8sl Es.
the Yale quarters, captain lde
said; 3IsS Nh is IN
Harvard defeated rs. ana thoy :.