The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-02
HARVARD DEFEATS
THE YALE CREW
Second Consecutive Victory for Har.
ward In the Past Twenty
Eight Years.

New London, July lin a notable
exhibition Of rowing by crew re-
markable for Its physical endurance.
Harvard this evening defeated Yale
In their annual varsity eight-oared
boat race on the Thames. The Grim
sons crow led from the start to finish
and won by six boat lengths. Harv-
ards time was 80; Yalc's, 22:10.
BY this victory Harvard won her sec
ond consecutive boat race from Yale
In twenty-eight years. Not since 1880
and 1881 has Harvard Won two conse-
cutive races from Yale Since 1885
Harvard has won five varsity races
from Yale including today's. namely.
In 1891, 1899. 1906 and 1908 Since
Wray has been coaching at Cambridge.
Yale and Harvard have not 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 Harvards grow
ing confidence In her boating system
brought double and quadruple the
number that usually follow the Grim
son 10 the Thames. while Yalc's de-
termination TO win back her glory on
the river brought a record.breaking
Yale crowd. 1t was estimated at least
10000 people witnessed tho race from
trains. and every other kind of We
hicle, and from tho yacht lotilla.
A1fbnnpb Harvard rpoD lar "a
some margin and administered a
crushing defeat to Yale. the race. ney-
ertheless. was bitterly contested up to
the last half mile, All the way up the
river the two eights rowed with al
most equal precision and slip of any
kind In either shell would have
turned the victory into defeat within
a few seconds. But therc was no
break in the Harvard boat. Rowing
all the way two strokes and some.
times three strokes to the minute
more than Yale. the crimson eight
crept away from the blue little by 1T
tie. For two and half miles Yale
kept within scant boats length OF
her rival. Then Harvard put on her
power and increased her lead first 20
three lengths, then to four lengths
and finally to six lengths
Yale spurted with her old-time deter-
mination. but 1t was In vain.
The official record was;
Haryard-Half mile, 2;26. mile.
5:10 two miles, 10:45. three miles,
1910; four miles. 21s50
Yale-Half mile, 2;27; mile, 10:
two miles, 10:4S. three miles. 16 20:
four miles, 22;10.
Winning distance. six lengths.
The stroking Of the crews by miles
follows:
Harvard. start 80; one mile, "a.
two miles. "a. three miles. 50, finish
35.
Yale. start, IS. mile. 81, two miles,
80; three miles, 81; finish, Sc.
The explanation Of Yale's defeat IS
not difficult Harvard with q crew
which averaged almost six pounds 20
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 out OF this stroke her maximum
of speed Any crew that can row in
the form that Harvard or Yale rowed
and at the same time average two
more strokes minute than its rival,
and not exhaust It's men by so doing,
Is bound to win. Comparisons of
strokes and scientific discussions OF
methods of rowing will not explain
away Yale's defeat. Yale today had
men in her shell who proved that they
were physically capable of rowing a
splendid four-mile race. But they met
a Harvard crew Of unusual physical
power and endurance.
incidentally. the race demonstrated
that Wrny is great coach. Less than
TWO weeks ago and almost on the eve
OF the race. Wray depOsed Sargent.
man considered a great stroke. and
put IN his place Roger Cutler. whose
physical proportions caused many
grave fears about the wisdom of this
change. 1t was this change, however.
which saved the race for Harvard.
Sargent. rowing in the form in which
he had been pacing the crimson eight
could not have won for Harvard this
afternoon.
BY putting Cutler In at stroke. Wray
heightened the Harvard stroke until
IL was equal to that OF Yale. and at
the same time retained Haryard's fast
CT gait
The race was rowed up stream with
the tide.
In the winning Harvard eight were
two sets Of brothers Roger Cutler,
tho Harvard stroke. Is brother Of
Eliot Cutler. Of the Harvard bow,
while at No and No the two With
ingtons OF Honolulu. rowcd, AZ No, 4
sat Eliot Bacon. son OF eX-Secretary
Bacon. whose two brothers had pro
ceded him as Harvard carmen, as
had their fathers. Former Secretary
Bacon leaning against the rail- Of the
referees launch, the Scout, watched
the race with anxious interest until
he saw his boy a winner. On the MI
rage was Postmaster General Hitch
cock, while Secretary OF the Navy