Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-30
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Immense Crowds Gather.

and q scorching for the spectators were
the carly morning predictions for the
races today on the Thames. John Ken
nedy. the veteran coach Of Yale. ven
tured the drst, while the Harvard and
Yale men agreed ON the second.
The morning dawned clear. and the
river was smooth. Thousands threng-
ed. thk river banks. and swarmed over
the points Of vantage, loaded huge
pleasure steamers, filled the observa-
ton trains which crawl along either
bank while the races are on, and yachts
formed a lane three miles or more
thru which the crews row. few war
craft gave business look to the scene.
AS the hour approached for the races
special trains began pulling Into the
station, unloading thousands OF colleg-
ians and their friends. and the streets
became congested. The morning races
with the freshmen eight start at the
drawbridge, and will be rowed two
miles up stream, finishing at the navy
yard. The varsity fours start at the
navy yard and complete the two miles
abreast Of Red Top. 1t is a straight
away pull OF two miles for the fresh
men and practically the same for the
fours. To q large proportion OF the
spectators today a finish Of the varsity
race at the drawbridge is novelty.
"Taft in tho Eel Grass"
Tho course Of the eights recalls
President IIadley's words at the recent
alumni dinner at New Haven when he
said: "Bill Taft, Of rs, is in the eel
grass on the second mile Of the
course" and he added that Yale has
won many victories in the third and
fourth mile after getting out Of the eel
grass"
TO the Yale and Harvard oarsmen
the simile is an apt one. The start Of
the race Is abreast Of Red Top over
towards the westerly bank Yale took
the west course for the afternoons race
on account Of the prevailing westerly
wind. but the disadvantage of the eel
grass Is more apparent than real for
the reason that the course this year
was shifted easteray triflle, helping
out the crew on the westerly side. SO
in effect the drst race down stream in
several years disposes to some extent
Of the former bugaboo OF the eel grass.
Harvard Was 'Favorite.
The morning races had the advan-
tage Of q fowing tide. which here is
very strong. While the crimson has
been ruling favorite for the varsity
and freshmen eights, there was some
slight change on sentiment over night
in spite OF the fact that the Harvard
men are here in great numbers. Har-
ward nevertheless went to the start and
was this morning a slight favorite. bas-
ed on the veteran material and two
successive victories.
Harvard's Crews Best.
The Yale freshmen lost because OF
inability to row in any sort of form.
They could neither keep time nor hold
their boat on an even keel. Harvard.
with supposedly inferior material,
rowed IN splendid form. At the finish
Read and Adams both fell in heap in
the bottom OF the Yale boat. but soon
recovered. Yale on the east course
had much the worse water over the first
half mile. Harvard was In lea of a
long line,os yachts, and the wearers Of
the crimson had practically conceded
that Yale would win the four-oared
race. It was therefore no surprise
when the Yale crew jumped away and
soon had a lead OF five seconds at the
mile. But Just before the crews came
into the last half mile OF the race the
Harvard four, which had been rowing
IN bad time, began to profit by their
superior weight. Over this .ast half
mile Harvard not only cut down Yale's
lead, but literally jumped away from
the wearers OF the blue. until at the
finish the crimsonfhad lead Of seven
teen and oue-half seconds. which
measured Ia boat lengths meaus fvossss=:
good boat lengths. Thruout this race
Harvard rowed from two to three