Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-08
Led the Yale Grew Whole Length
Of Course and Finished Six
Lengths Ahead.
GREATEST CROWD IN HISTORY
Estimated 10000 People Saw the Com
test-Hnrvard Also Won the Fresh
men md Four-Oarcd Rnccs--
The Harvard Crew Had
the Strength.

New London. Conn.,, July In n
grand exhibition Of rowing by crew
remarkable for it's physical power and
endurance. Harvard this evening de-
feated Yal. in the annual varsity boat
race on the Thames. The crimsons
led from start to finish and won by G
lengths Harvard's time was 2l:50
Yale's 22:10. Fly this victory Harvard
won her second consecutive boat race
from Yale in rs years.
The greatest crowd that has ever
assembled on the Thames poured into
New London to-day TO witness the
race. Tie railroads could not fur
nish enough cars to accommodate all
those who desired seats on the OBJ
servation trains. It was estimated
that at least 10000 spectators wit
messed the race.
Although Harvard won by a hand
some margin and administered n
crushing defeat to Yale. the race new
ertheless was a contest right up to the
last half mile. All the way up the
river the two-eights rowed with al
most equal precision. though the Grim
son made two strokes and sometimes
three to the minute more than Yale.
Harvard thus crept away from Yale,
little by little. For two and n half
miles Yale kept within scant boat
length of her Cambridge rival. Then
Harvard put on her power and in
creased her lead first to three lengths,
then to four lengths and finally to i've
md six lengths. Yale spurted with
her old time determination, but it
ms kept by the official timers was as
follows:
Harvard:
One mile $40; two miles lo:4o'
three miles 1910; four miles q 30
Yale:
One mile 512; two miles 1o:45;
three miles 1920; four miles 221o'
Winning distance. six lengths.
The strolSing Of the crews at the miles
follows: Harvard start 80; one mile. "a;
two miles "a; three miles 50: finish 3D.
Vale. start Is: one mile 81; two miles
81: three miles "a; finish So
HARVARD HAD BEST CREW.
The explanation Of Yale's defeat is not
difficult Harvard, with crew that
averaged almost six pounds to the man
heavier than Yale. was aole 10 r"w
right through the race at gait that
averaged two strokes to the minute ras.-
.r than Yale and still get out Of this
stroke her maximum of speed COM
narisons of strokes and scientific dis
cuss,ons OF methods of rowing will not
evo,aIn away Yaes defeat. Yale to-
dav had men in her shell who proved
that they were physically capable OF
they met Harvard crew of unusual
physical power and endurance.
The difference between the two crews
was physical and not scientific.
The race demonstrated that Wray is
q great coach Less than two weeks ago
ne deposed Sargent, man considered TO
be a great stroke. and put In his place
Rorer Cutler. whose physical proportions
caused many to have grave fears about
the wisdom Of the change. Cutler how
ever. heightened out the Harvard stroke
until 1t was equal to that Of Yale, and
At the came time he retained Harvard
faster gait.
The race was rowed UP stream with the
tide. The wind which was light and funny
was blowing west. almost straight
across the stream, but quartering slight
~ with the crews. The time was forty
eeconds slower than the record for nm
upstream race.
II was nine minutes past six O'Clock
when Referee McikelhAm started the
race Along the frst mile there was
scarcely any wind. Both crews got away
IN splendid form. Harvard rowing 81
strokes to the minute and Yale g.
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
oyer the first half mile the struggle
was practically an even one up to within
a few lengths Of the flag, where Harvard
led by less than third Of a length. Coins
20 the mile Harvard increased her lead
and passing the mile nag was two-third.
OF a length 10 the good. Harvard was
rowing "a while Yale was back TO 81.
Over the third half mile the crimson
gained another second and at the mile
and a half nag had a lead Of practically
boat length. Yale was now rowing 3.
strokes TO the minute while Harvard still
held her gait at "a. Over the fourth hall
mile there was no change In the positions
Of the shells nor In the number Of stroke.
rowed by either crews.
Just beyond the two mile flag Yale
made her first determined effort 10 cut
down Harvards lead. and for n few
lengths It looked as though the blue
would catch the Cambridge boat. Cutler,
however. raised his stroke to 80 and the