The San Francisco call., 1910-07-01
HARVARD OARSMEN
CAPTURE REGATTA
Dye Waters of the Thames
Crimson by Winning Three
Races From Yale

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 30.-The
setting sun could not tinge the waters
of the Thames this evening with a
deeper crimson than they had been
dyed by the victories OF three Harvard
crews. On the broad four mile stretch
between this city and Gales ferry Har-
ward met Yale today in their forty
fourth annual rowing regatta.
Five lengths was Harvards margin
of victory in the varsity eight cared
race, three lengths in the freshman
eight and four lengths in the varsity
four. The freshman four Dared race,
won by Yale Wednesday evening, was
the one sweet drop in Yale's bitter cup
of defeat.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons
saw the final race and that 10000 of
them were from out of town. This
multitude saw three as thrilling races
as ever cut the waters of the Thames.
The varsity four and freshman eight
cared races at two miles were rowed
upstream this morning. The varsity
eights raced four miles downstream
this afternoon. A quartering north
west breeze that roughened the river
and blew in the faces of the crews
caused slow time in the early events,
but the main race of the day was rowed
with ideal water conditions.
Harvard's varsity eight averaged
seven pounds a man heavier than Yale
and one inch taller.
PULLS HIGHEST STROKE
Yale tried to kill off Harvard by set
ting a fast pace and pulled the highest
stroke that any Yale crew has rowed
in years. Starting at 80 strokes to
the minute Yale dropped to SO at the
half mile. Soon after the half mile
flag had been passed Yale let her stroke
down to "a to the minute, which was
held until near the finish.
Harvard started at 81 per minute,
dropped to 81 at the half mile then
raised her stroke one point at the
mile when Yale was getting the only
substantial lead of the race. From the
mile flag until the two and a half mile
flag Harvard held her stroke at "a.
At the two and a half she raised 1t one
point, but soon dropped to "a again, a
rate she held until the three and a
half mile point had been passed. when
Stroke Cutter lifted the pace gradually
until he was rowing 81 to the minute
when he crossed the finish line.
From these figures it will be seen
that Harvard really rowed a lower
stroke on the average than Yale. The
opposite has been true of the former
Harvard crews.
GOT BETTER START
Harvard got a trif1e the better of the
start, but soon Yales peculiar stroke
pulled the blue shell slightly to the
front and at the half mile Yale led by
from to IA feet. At the mile she
led by two-thirds of length. Har-
Yards spurt, however, soon cut down
the lead and at the one and a half
mile the crews were even.
Then Harvard's more powerful
stroke began to send her shell ahead.
At the two mile flag the crimson was
leading by a third of length. at the
two and half miles by a length and
at the three mile flag there was open
water between the two shells. Over
the last mile Harvard literally rowed
away from Yale and added more than
four lengths to her lead. Yale's row.
ing at no time was so finished as that
of her rival
Among those who witnessed the race
were Robert Bacon. United States am
bassador to France, whose son. E. c.
Bacon, pulled No. in the crimson
shell; Secretary MacVeagh and Secre-
tary George Won. L. Meyer, who had a
son in the winning Harvard freshman
eight.
Roger Cutler 1911, of Brookline,
Mass. stroke in today's varsity race,
was elected captain of the Harvard
crew.
Jack" Frost, who pulled bow in the
Yale varsity shell, was elected captain
of the 1911 crew tonight.