The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-02
old Els Blue Takes Second
Place in Annual Regatta
Between Universities

NEW LONDON. Conn. July lin a
potable exhibition OF rowing by a crew
remarkable for its physical endurance
Harvard this evening defeated Yale in
-heir annual varsity eight Dared boat
race on the Thames The crimson's
crew led from start 10 finish. and won
hy six boat lengths Harvards time
was 2i-50, Yale's 22:1O. BY this vic
tory Harvard won her second cOnsecu-
1--WE boat. race from Yale in IS years.
Not since 1850 and 1881 has Harvard
won Two consecutive races from Yale.
since 1855 Harvard. has won FIVE var
Eir3- races from Yale, including to-
cas- s, namely. IN 1891. 1899, 1906 and
1905. Since Wray has been coaching
al Cambridge, Yale and Harvard have
met three times and the crimson has
won two races.
The greatest crowd that has ever
assembled on the Thames poured into
New London today. Hsrvsrd's grow
ing confidence in her boating system
brought double and Quadruple the num-
Der That usually follow the crimson 20
The Thames. while Ysle's determine
non 10 win back her glory on the river
brought a record breaking Yale crowd.
IL was estimated that at least 10000
people witnessed the race from trains.
and every other kind Of vehicle and
froIn the yacht hOtil}a.
RACE BITTERLY CONTESTED
some margin and administered a crush
5ng defeat to Yale. The race ueverthe-
Jess was bitterly contested up to the
last half mile All the way up the
river the two Fights -rOwed with al
most equal precision and a slip of any
kind iu either shell would have turned
1he- victory into defeat within A few
seconds. But there was no break in
way two strokes and sometimes three
strokes 10 the minute more than Yale,
The crimson eight crept away from the
hlue little by little. For two and a
half miles Yale kept within a scant
boat length OF her rival. Then Har-
yard put~.on her power and increased
her lead. first TO three lengths, then TO
-FOUR lengths and finally TO six lengths
g. H@ie spurted with her old time de-
u. alton, but IT was in vain.
q: official record WIS
.s.cvsrd--F8alf mile 2:26: mile, B:lO:. two
sInses. 1osz5s three miles 1906. four miles,
ID * three miles. &c 20: -four miles p 10.
~ inning distance. lengths.
The stroking OF the crews by miles
sonows.
I9afyarrsa-ssart 50. on mile 81, two miles "a,
Tlree miles 30, finish &c.
ysle-start Is. mile 81, two miles 81 tire,
:. FASTER STROKE WON RACE
- The explanation Of Yale's defeat is
mot difficult Harvard with a crew
p which averaged almost six pounds 10
The man heavier than Yale was able To
row right through the race at gait
? which averaged two strokes TO the
minute faster than Yale's and still get
ou- or this stroke her maximum OF
speed Any crew that can row in the
form that Harvard OF Yale roWed IN
sno AZ the same time avera ge two
more strokes a minute than its rival
and not exhaust its men by so doing Is
bound 10 win. Comparisons Of strokes
and scienuhc discussions Of methods
OF rowing viii not explain away Yale
defeat Yale today had men in her
shell who proved that they were phys
icaiIy capable OF rowing q splendid
four mile race. But they met a Har-
ward crew OF unusual physical power
and endurance.
Incidentally. the race demonstrated
that Wray is a great coach. Less than
Two weeks ago. and almost on the eve
OF The race, Wray. deposed Sargent a
man. considered a great stroke. and
put in his place Roger Cutler, whose
physical proportions caused many