Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-01

The setting sun could not tinge the
waters of the Thames Thursday even
ing with a deeper crimson than they
| had been dyed by the victories of three
Harvard crews. On the broad four
mile stretch between New London and
Gales Ferry Harvard met Yale Thurs
day in their 44th annual regatta. Five
lengths was HarVard'S margin of sue
cess in the varsity eight Dared race
three lengths in the freshman eight
and four lengths in the varsity four
The freshman four race, won by Yale
Wednesday evening, was the one sweet
drop in Yale's bitter cup of defeat.
5000 on Trains.
Nearly 5000 persons in the 81 cars
of the observations trains. both
sides of the river. followed the varsity
race Thursday afternoon.
From more than 200 yachts and
small boats anchored along the course
as many more cheered the straining
oarsmen. The Connecticut hills bor-
dering the river We're black with spec
tators. Six special trains from New
York. Boston and New Haven deliver
ed their crowds during the afternoon.
Automobiles brought as many more.
New London emptied a good part of
its 20,005 people along the course.
1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
saw the final race, and that 40, 900 of
them We're visitors.
Times of the Races.
races as ever cut the waters of the
Thames
Here are the times:
Varsity eight-Harvard, 20.46 1-2;
Varsity four - Harvard, 1S.O01-2;
Yale, 1918.
Freshman eight - Harvard, 11.54;
Yale 1902.
The varsity four and freshman eight
cared races were two miles long, row.
ed upstream Thursday morning. The
varsity Fights started their four miles
struggle down stream at 4.37 .. m,
only seven minutes behind schedule
time. A quartering northwest breeze
that roughened the water and blew in
the faces OF the crews caused slow
time in the early event, but the main
event of the day was rowed on water
ideally smooth and the time was the
fastest in down stream seen on the
Thames since 1908, when a victorious
Yale crew covered the four miles in
20 minutes Is rs seconds.
Victory Not Unexpected.
The victory of the Crimson in the big
varsity race was not unexpected, al
though Yale for the last ten days had
been rated rather more dangerous than
it proved.
The Ellis held on to the Crimson up
to the last half mile. Then the supe-
rior power in the Cambridge boat
counted.
AS Harvard's big eight, averaging
seSen pounds per man more than
Yale's. swung down through the long
avenue of yachts the wearers of the |
Crimson burst forth in a pandemonium |
of joy.
Cheers rent the green hills and the
Crimson flags huttered on every point |
of vantage as the Yale crew, with Ben |
Wallis Keeling at the stroke oar, pulled |
out a plucky finish. Every Yale man |
was at his oar until the flag dropped. |
Then Wallis let go his sweep and lean |
en- on his outrigger but only for an in |
slant He was soon back in his seat |
and the crews pulled down the river to |
get away from the hundreds of launch |
es and yachts which threatened to |
swamp them and crush their shells.
Song of Harvard 1895 Class
Upon the observation trains the Har-
ward class of 1895, two hundred strong, |
began a song to the tune of Has Any |
body Here Seen KeIly?" The rhyme |
caught the crowd and even Yale men |
had to smile as the Harvard graduates
chanted: