Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-02
HARVARD BEATS
YALE CREW
Large Crowd Witness the Great
Contest Between the
Two Teams.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July e.
In a notable exhibition OF rowing by
a crew remarkable for its physical
endurance, Harvard last evening de-
feated Yale in their annual varsity
eight-oared boat race on the Thames.
The crimson crew led from the start
10 finish and won by six boat lengths.
Harvards time was 1880, Yale's
22:1O.
By this victory Harvard won her
second consecutive boat race from
Yale in 20 years. Not since 1880
and 1881 has Harvard won two con-
secutive race from Yale. Since 1885
Harvard has won Ave varsity races
from Yale, including today's. Since
Wray has been coaching at Cam
bridge, 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 to witness the race.
Haryard's growing confidence in her
boating system brought double and
Quadruple the number that usually
follow the crimson to the Thames,
while Yale's determination to win
back her glory on the river brought
a record-breaking Yale crowd. 1t is
estimated that at least 10000 people
witnessed the race from trains and
every other kind of vehicle and from
the yacht fiotilla.
The official record was:
Harvard-Half mile, 2:26; mile,
$50; two miles, 1O:45; three miles,
1910; four miles, 1850.
Yale-Half miles, 1927; mile,
5:12; two miles, 10:4S; three miles,
1920; four miles, 22:1O.
Winning distance six lengths.
Harvard's Crew the Better.
The explanation of Yale's defeat is
not difficult. Harvard, with y crow
which averaged almost six pounds to
the man heavier than Yale, was able
to row right through the race at a
gait which averaged two strokes TO
the minute faster than Iale's and
still get out OF Ills stroke her max
imrm of speed.
Incidentally :2n race demonstrated
that Wray is great coach. Less
than two weeks ago Wray deposed
Sargent, a man considered a great
stroke, and Dot IN his place Roger
Cutler, whose physical proportions
caused many grave fears about me
wisdom of this change. Ii WAS ms
change, however that 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.
The race was rowed upstream with
the tide In the Harvard crew sat
Eliot Bacon, son of ex-Secretary Ba-
con, whose two brothers had proceed
ed him as Harvard oarsmen. as had
their father. Fomer Secretary Ba-
con, leaning against the rail of the
referees launch. watched the race
On the Mirage was Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock. while Secretary Mey
er saw the contest from the United
states steamship Dolphin.
Just beyond the two-mile flag Yale
made her first determined effort &c
cut down Harvard's lead. Wallis
The Ellis stroke. raised his gait to "a
strokes to the minute and for a few
lengths it looked as though he would
Oe able to Overtake the Cambridge
boat, But Roger Cutler also had
sOms,hing in reserve and also raised
MS stroke two points.
Harvard passed the two-and-a -hai,
nile flag still leading Yale by tire,
seconds. Yale was compelled Il
ufop her stroke back to 80, but Har
'afd was strong enough to keep her
At IS.
Haryard's freshmen won the eight
Oafed race in the morning, and Har
o also won the four-Oarsd event