Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-25
THE LATE GROVER CLEVELAND.
IFrom his last photograph.

:, pared event. Enthusiastic hordes of
 collegians viewed the races from the
 banks and from the various pleasure ,craft. Secretary Taft did aot come
 down from New Haven for the early l races, reserving his visit for the
 varsity eight cared race late this af- ! ternoon. The presidents yacht was | anchored near the finish and Mrs
 Roosevelt and the Roosevelt children
 stood on the deck waving to the tri-
 umphant crews. There Was never
 any doubt as to the result of either
 race from the start to the finish.
 Yale won the four cared race in 10:33. Harvard's time being l 10:43Is. Harvard's s time in the | freshmen race was 9:3S F and Yale's
 9:471a, Harvard led by three boat ! lengths in the latter race.
 The makeup of the crews for the
 morning races were as follows: Varsity four. Yale-Bow, R. X. ! Woodell, Poughkeepsie; 2, F. A. Cooley, New York city; 3, D. Mil l Ter, Glenridge, N. J.: stroke, B.. F. | Wallis, Dorchester, Mass; eoxswain, 1 s. C. Rand. Newton Center, Mass. Harvard-Bow. R. Ellis, Cam bridge. Mass; 2, c. G. Bacon, West
 bury. L. l.; 3, P. Wilmington, Hon. olulu: stroke, r. A. Reece. Boston;
 coxswain, M A. King, Chicago.
 The four cared races which Yale
 won was called frs. and the eraws were ready at their quarters in ann | pie time to drop down to the navy | yard for prompt start. The ob-
 servation trains here pulled out oi { the station at 10:20 a. m., and were on the way up river just as the launches John Harvard and
 Elihu Yale were taking their erews ] aboard.
 At 10:52. the crack of the revol. ! yer started the fours, Harvard ! breaking water first and shooting ! the shell little into the lead. r. seemed a high stroke for the
 crimson while Yale's longer reach but clearer cleavage seemed to bS l slow in comparison. Harvards eounr ! ing about 8 and the Blues just un ! der 30. Harvard rowed hard in that first quarter mile and when th, ! half mile stake went by the Grim,
 son shell was a good leng h 10 tn, good according to the shore marks Harvard was on the westerly side ' and this brought the Blue closest | to the crowd on the east bank Time irst half. 2:35. Passing hail
 mile Yale drew up bit but could no, overcome the Harvard lead. Ysle's
 steering. however. was a triae better than Harvard. Nearing the mile Yale spurted and almost reached even terms. Both crews continued a
 stroke of about 32 to the minute ! Oarsmanship Of both crews was ex. celient with the exception of bow oar in Yale boat who splashed. liar.
 ward had lead of nearly a length al the mile. Time at mile. s.G5.
 At the mile and a half mark liar.
 ward led by a length and a half i Time. 7ss4
 In the stretch Yale spurted and re.
 duced the lead slightly Half way he.
 tween the mile and a half mark and
 finish. Yaie spurted and forged ahead Yale pulling a steady stroke Whils
 Harvard erev appeared to be exhaust.
 ed. Nearing the finish Yale led b, E half a length. Yale boat was seeref E tsdlv near the finish and a chsnes E haf Co he made. Yale leading by { ! ieuEth st the eniEh-
 Tine anoScial Ie.ss 1-5. Ysl, ' wcn bY ta-es-scartas of length
 The freshmen race vas rovsd ss fcfioss. Harvard started of si