The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-26
Stroke GriswoId Faints.

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max 1t had been struggle worthy Of
the best traditions Of the old antago-
nists and with the fitting setting of a
marine specacle such as has seldom
been Witnessed along a regatta course
for brilliancy and magnitude.
For the first time, too, the presi-
dent Of the United States was taking
keen and active interest as a cham
pion for the crimson colors, and al
though compelled by circumstances
to absent himself today, the spirit of
his enthusiasm was voiced by the
Roosevelt family, who witnessed the
contest from the deck of the presiden-
tial yacht. Yale was more fortunate
in having her distinguished champion,
Secretary Taft, present in reality
the central figure Of a group Of collie
CLANS aboard 81 one Of the observa-
ton trains, who shouted encourage
ment to the Yale crew as they sped
over the early reaches Of the course
and then lapsed into great dismay as
Griswold was seen to fall over help
Slessly in the Yale boat. #@
Conditions Are Favorable.
The race was rowed under the most
favorable racing conditions, just as
the sun was setting over the pic
turesque Thames, with the water brok-
en- only by ripples, q cloudless sky
and light northwest breeze. The
picture OF the straining racers as they
started on their course was one Of in
tense interest. At either hand the
green hills Of the Thames stretched
away, dotted with old fashioned New
England farm houses, the river banks
fringed with solid masses Of people
and with crowded observation trains
starting the banks and keeping
abreast Of the flying boats. 4
The great steel drawbridge span
ming the Thames marked the start OF
the race, with the finish at Red Top,
four miles up stream. Just above the
bridge were massed the main tlotilla
OF pleasure craft, with myriads OF
trim white hulled steam yachts, aux
iliaries and schooners, the very pick
Of the Atlantic pleasure feet. The
final stretch brought the decisive mo
ment and the ,breathless throne
straining to see If Harvard could keel
up the pace or would weaken at the
close. Steadily on they came, when
suddenly commotion was observed
in the Yale boat as Griswold, the
stroke fell forward on his oar and
ceased to row. Cass, Yale's coxswain
has already been dashing water inte
his face. For nearly q minute
| seemed 10-the Yale stroke, motion
|less, bent down as II lifeless and the1
he was seen to straighten up and ben
to his ooar again and great shou
went up from the Yale cohorts a
their crew was seen to pick up tn
stroke and rally for another effort. Blu
they were now six lengths behind
hopelessly beaten. 54
pisheartened at Fall Of Loader.
Another 20 strokes and Griswol'
was seen to collapse again and thel
the whole crew was disheartened q
the fall Of their leader. quit their worl
! and sat detected at their oars.
Yale was beaten. It was no longe
a race and Harvard swung ahea
alone, still keeping up the race eli
and crossing the finish line with
. regular Swish swash" to the yer
end. As Harvard sped across tn
: line sboom. BOOM" and "toot. toot,
!. went up in deafening chorus frol
the myriad craft while from bank
bank rolled cheering chorus OF Ha
2 ward yells and from every truck an
+ mainmast broke out the triumphai
It crimson and bewildering mass Of b
q leidoscopic color. In the forewat'
4 stood out the big presidential yacl
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