New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
HARVARD CREW WINS
Continued frcm Nrxt paxe.

,sx London snd speculating on the outcom. Of
=. b;e event Every incoming train brourh.
-su arrivals, and by midafternoon one of the
,.-rest crowds which ever attended a Yale
,ys-vs-d regatta vas on hand
tn ado 10 the picturesqueness Of the regatta
lanes nearly hundred nlidshipuen came
sho-e early in the afternoon from the stips
which anchored of the mouth OF the harbor on
wednesday night The "niddies" who are on
.,ss- annual summer cruise made brave
.,ovfas in their blue uniforms and white cam,
They caused Il decided hutterins Of the hearts
n, the SIMMER girls they strolled about the
.--eets or gathered in the hotel Hobbies En-
xse6 indeed the Yale or Harvard maiden
who had acquaintance aboard one Of the
.hfps Envied. too. by his fellow nidshfpmen
vss the lucky middle" who was able to parade
with e aalntily goVnsd regatta girl clinging
rightly tofnhis arm For the moment the mere
College man was overshadoved- and even the
oz-sr1eu were obliged 20 take a back seat
soon after o'clock q tremendous ,Iu-osr
h-oke forth in the vicinity OF the ,eilroad sta
;on Like wldhre the news spread that Sec
-e.z-v Taft had arrived. and Immediately there
zzs rush 70 see the Republican Presidential
rou1inee- Mr Taft who had come from New
Have1 by train was nearly raobbed before he
could climb into the big red touring car which
was waiting for him He did not Try TO ESCAPE
TIE crowd which thronged about him and
George s Palmer, Of the Pequot colony, whose
gnest Mr.. Taft was, ordered the eutornobile
stopped II the square near the monument and
for twenty minutes ~our next President" as he
sss hailed, held levee IN the open air.
Pretty girls and stalwart youths rushed upon
.he candidate without cessation. but he had q
hez-y handshake and pleasant word for each
and every one. whether Harvard maiden or
Yale alunnus With the Secretary Of War was
his young SON. Charles. resplendent with Yale
colors. After the levee IN the square MI Taft
was driven rapidly TO one Of the hotels. where
TIE same thing had TO be gone through with
Egatn- He seemed TO enjoy It all nightly.
Toward O'Clock the rush for the observation
trains began with a vengeance. Seats were at
6 premium and many were unable 10 climb
aboard rhs long, snakelike trains. as they
slowly and Iaboriously pulled out Of the New
London station and crawled eastward toward
The drawbridge from which the varsity race
was 70 start The trains were never q more
picturesque sight Every car was q mass Of
color, -esplendent with crimson and blue flags
and streamers, which served TO set of the
dainty gowns OF the summer girls. Some cars
were all Harvard. others al Yale. while many
were occupied by 4 mixed throng.
As is always the case, many were left behind,
! Z
undergraduate lift bodily his pretty companion
End fairly throw her into the waiting arms Of
those already on the train
L vas a busy day for the hucksters and
sahe-s who were on hand without number,
-ezdy 10 provide anything from a Harvard or
Yale flag TO a miniature ''merry widow" hat.
one Of the new and most popular novelties was
e Harvard rosette. with a tiny Teddy Bear"
amounting II.
The afternoon had grown warmer as il wore
o. and the weather conditions were ideal
when the observation trains started for the
'z-s~siry race Nor must the automobiles be
forgotten. There wse more OF them at New
London to-day thaRnsver before, and all were
decorated with either the crimson or the blue.
The motor cars were all equipped, too, with
-e--ve-rscking horns and sirens Of the latest
.srtern and these contested with the cannon
End siren Whistles of the yachts which lined
tie course.
TIE crews we've boated as follows: