The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-26
COLLAPSED
In THE PINCH
Yale Stroke, GriSwold. Failed
The Blue Crew
HARVARD HAD PROCESSION
For Two and IA Half Miles 1t Was d
Grand Race. With Harvard Slight
ly in The Advantage-cap-
IN tains Elected. Il

New London, Conn, June 26.--The
Harvard.Y Yale boat race on the Thames
last evening proved TO be procession
but not until the Yale crew became
crippled BY the collapse Of Griswold,
the stroke Of the boat. with mile and
. half 10 go
The race was rowed under the most
favorable racing conditions, just as the
sun was setting over the picturesque
Thames with the water broken only by
ripples, cloudless sky, and light
northwesteriy breeze. VI
The great steel drawbridge spanning
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 iiotilla OF pleas
ure craft, the very pick Of the Atlantic
pleasure fieet, their rigging bright with
signal flags, their decks alive with
yachtsmen, university men and pretty
girls. Further up tie course, for fully
four miles, stretched long lines Of steam
and sailing craft Of every conceivable
description. Through this maze Of craft
the racers threaded their way, with
clear, open course Of 200 feet wide
Every eye was riyetted on the swaying
fomrins in the boats, the bodies moving
rythuaicaIly their bronzed backs bare,
10 the waists, with the great muscles
standing out as they bent to the terri.
nc strain Of "a, then 80 and "a strokes
to the minute, cutting the fraiI craft
through the water as with knife.
Above the shouts from the on-Ionkcrs
could be heard the shriII voices of the
coxswains' megaphones to mouth, stimu.
lating their men and marking time with
one, two. three, four"
Hall a mile from the start both crews
we're almost side hy side, with Harvard
only few feet to the forcy one mile,
ID doggedly; two mics, Yale squirting
and lessening the CAPT two and 4 half
miles, Harvard still in the lead, with
open water between the boats, and Yale
lighting On like grim death.
The Collapse
Nov came tile decisive moment, with
the final stretch almost In sight. Stead.
lily on they came, when suddenly com.
motion was observed ia the Yale boat,
as GriswoIds the stroke, hung forward
over his oar and ceased to row. For
nearly minute lie sat, motionless
Strengthened up and bent to his oar
again. "A great shout went up from the
Yale cohorts dis their crew ralliad for
another effort. But they were now six
boat lengths behind, hopelessly beaten.
another 70 strokes and Griswold col.
Iapsed sagain and then the whole crew
quit work and sat detected at their oars.
ale was ont; il was no longer race,
and Harvard swung ahead alone and
finished with regular swish, swash.y
As Harvard sped across the line,
boom, boom" and 'toot toot" went up
in deafening chorus from the myriad
craft, while from bank to bank rolled
chorus Of Harvard yeiIs and from every
truck and mainstay broke the triumph.
nat crimson and Dewildering maze Of
kaleidoscope color. In the forewater
stood out the big presidential yacht with
the Roosevelt children on the bridge
waving Justify. Far away could be seen
Secretary Taft's ear, the big secretary
standing bareheaded, gazing back toward
the crippled Yale boat, while 'rah, rah,
rah, Harvard, came from the groups Of
college men as the secretary sped by.
Griswold had been helped from the Yale
boat and tagging far behind tht Harvard
men with seven remaining oarsmen Of
the Yale crew at last made their appear
ance at the finish--a half mile behind
Misunderstanding generous ovation
for their pluck under such dishearten-
ing conditions.
Criswold Grief Stricken
At the Yale quarters it was found
that Griswold had simply suffered a com
plete nervous collapse. He was quickly
revived but his grief was pathetic to be.
hold. Capt. Ide stood Loyalty BY him, as
did every man at the Yale quarters but
their words Of consolation only cut him
to the quick. No one can ever blame
an athlete who rows out his last ounce
OF power as Griswold did this afternoon,
and there was nothing but words Of
sympathy for him. by the time The
Yale launch got back to Gales ferry ne
was able to walk to the dressing room.
Next Years Leaders.
Inside the dressing room the first thing
that happened was the election of a
captain for 1909 The Ellis elected Il. A.
Howe. 1909, Of Orange, n. j., Howe is
20 years Of age SIX feet one inch in
height and weighs 1856 pounds. This was
the second year that he has rowed in
the varsity eight. Three years ago he
rowed in his freshman class crew. he
rows at Ne. 8.
Harvard elected as her captain Tor
1909 W. r. Severance, 1909, Of New Bed !
ford. Mass. Severance is q years Of
age five feet eleven inches in height and
weighs l7l l-2 pounds. This is the -.