The Washington herald., 1908-06-26

New London, June 25.-Harvard's
powerful crew rowed Yale literally to
pieces on the Thames to-day.
For two miles the Cambridge men
rowed as fast as they knew how. know
ing that one or the other must give
way under the strain. Griswold the
Yale stroke, unused 10 rowing four
miles light and nervous. and worked
UP by an earlier false,s start In the race.
was the weak point in the Yale crew.
Before the boat had covered two
miles he showed signs Of giving way
under the strain. and when the Yale
crew got to the half-mile flag. above
the Naval Station. that marks the two
and-a-half-mile mark. Griswold fell
forward. his idle oar dropping. useless.
from his hands.
There he sat. his head bowed between
his knees and bitter tears dropping
down TO the floor Of the boat. Oppo-
site. the Yale coxswain, Case. called
Come on. Grissy; for Gods sake. row."
wold upon which he could call The
captain Of his boat, Ide. splashed water
on Griswold and he reused himself as
best he could. He picked up the oar
and stroked idly with it. perhaps a
dozen strokes in all Then he dropped
IT again. and the Yale crew was done
for FOR good and all at the three-mlle
mark.
The launch. the Elihu Yale. ran up
alongside, and Griswold was put in Il.
Harvard In Great Shape.
Harvard. mighty and powerful IN the
consciousness Of a victory well earned.
meantime was stroking. stroklng. stroking
maiestically down the course. Every
stroke brought nearer the victory. and
every sweep OF the oars was easier.
The Crimson showed the most magnid-
cent form OF all at that moment when
the line was but few hundred yards
away The oarsmen put on a squirt that
brought cheer after cheer from the thou
sands who thronged about the finish line
Across the line they swung with every
head erect and every back straight and
sturdy There was nothing TO be com
plained Of there in the line OF weakness.
There was nothing that signifed that this
crew. instead Of rowing it's race for four
miles. had put a tremendous. wonderful
effort IN the first part Of the race and
so had killed Yale of.
Those about the finish line knew that
there was something wrong when only
one crew came swinging UP the east
shore They wondered how II was that
crew with Crimson blades 10 the oars
could be beating a boat with blue oar
tips by three lengths, four lengths. and
then as they counted five and six. and
then-'Yale's quit" roared the crowd.
They couldn't see around the bend and
note the agonies Of mind and body that
Yale crew was suffering. They could
not see the Elihu Yale come up and see
the form OF Griswold dragged 70 the gun.
vale there, where he lay crying discon.
solately at the thought that Yale was
beaten and that he had done Il.
Cheers for Yale.
Then came a sight that caused those
thousands in the yachts on the trains
and finally those in and about the finish
point arose and roar out a mighty chez,
for Yale, because they saw that cripplet
boat with only seven men to propel il
come struggling across the line painful,
and slowly, but with that generous Yal,
idea always In mind. Al least. II the,
had been badly beaten they had fin.
ished and thereby they had added to Har
wards credit
Harvard men took of their hats anC
waved and lifted their voices In cheel
after cheer for Yale. 1t was as grea
a volume Of noise as they had made fo
their own victorious crew, and It cam,