The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-30
HARVARD LEAVES
YALE IN DISTANCE
Crimson Oarsmen Take Both
Morning Races From
Blue Crews
HAVE MORE FORCE
AS RESERVE POWER
yanquished Shells Get Good
Start But Fail to
Hold Lead TO
Finish.

NEW LONDON, June Solar
ward won the two morning races with
Yale freshmen eight and varsity four
I'm such impressive style to-day that
the Crimson varsity is a strong fa-
sorite for the big event this after
noon.
Harvard won the freshman by one
and a half lengths and apparently
could have made Il several times this
lead had she been pushed. In the
varsity four Yale went all to pieces
in the last half and lost what APP
peared to be commanding lead, nm
ishtng with four open lengths of wa
ter between the crews.
The Yale four rowed out its last
ounce OF strength. ana al the nnisn
l.. X. Thorne, of Babylon, L. l., oars
man, collapsed. A dash OF water In
his face revived him, and he was
able To stay on the boat unth the
Yale quarters were reached
The Harvard freshmen won their
race with plenty TO spare. Ieading
from the first 100 yards. Yale got
the lump at the start at 1875. pu'
this was the only time the Yale prov
showed ahead Harvard, rowing AZ
a 80 clip to Yales 80, quickly forged
ahead, and was length and a quar-
ter to the good at the three-aaartsi
mile point. Yale splashed heavily
al the mile. but the Blue boys got
together. and jumping the stroke sue,
cessiyely to SO and So, they puheo
almost to even terms and gave 'heii
followers heart. 1t proved TO oe ohis
q fash in the pan. however, and was
e.,irkIv over Harvard rowed with
the even Harvard stroke, following
Goodale with military precision. ano
a. the mile and half point iais
defeat was inevitable.
uoth f,nished strong and kept on
to their quarters
wax keen disappointment 20 fAie,
n Ysla scoherents we're certain sn1 a
they were more than Match Aoi
Harvard.
Quick on Trigger.
The race was from the draw priose
TO the navy yard. Yale had the sast
course and Harvard the west. me
varsttv four began at the navy YARD
sra vas rowed up stream for furth-
er two miles.
once more YAH. got of in the lead
I, the lead in the four cared race
which was started at IL 40. II looked
ali Yale for the first mile and quar- :
ter at which point Yale was
laneths ahead. Harvard however. had
a Tar greater reserve strength than
vale and the moment the latter began
firing the crimson boat slipped Tor
ward and Yaie's lead Was soon gone.
Th. Yale crew was in plain distress
for the las, half mic and Jagged pain
fully Harvard II seemed. gained
wards with every sweep OF the oars
and at the finish four lengths OF open
water showed between the Harvard
stern ard Yaies bow.
Both crews sp1ashed considerable
owing 10 the slightly rough water. In
dications are that the big race VIII
not be rowed before $50 this after
noon owing TO a rising wind.
The gayest boat IN the river was
the big yacht Roxiana that Robert
bacon. United tates Ambassador to
France chartered 1t was dressed up
in Harvard flags from stem 10 stern
lE C.. Bacon. son OF the ambassador
rowed No. In the Harvard eight
IL was expected that Col. Roosevelt
would he a guest but his engagement,
with President Taft for the afternoon
prevented. Kermit Roosevelt, how
ever, watched the two events with a
group OF friends from the yacht and
yelled Justify.
! The scene along the river was made
brilliant by the wealth of red and
blue displayed. The colors were Law.
ishly used in the dresses OF the
women, and palm leaf fans. pennant
hat and arm bands betokened the al
| legiance OF the thousands Of the male
spectators.