Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-01
HAR VARD'S CREWS
. WIN THREE RACES
Eight and Four Oar Boats and
Freshmen Defeat Yale RoWerS
on Thames
SIXTY THOUSAND SEE RACE
Blue 0arSmen Set Fast Stroke at
Start but Fail to Hold
Pace
SIXTY THOUSAND SEE RACE
Associated pressl

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 3d.
The setting sun could not tinge the
waters of the Thames this evening with
deeper crimson than they had been
dyed by the victories of three Har-
ward crews. On the broad four-mlle
stretch between this city and Gales
ferry, Harvard met Yale today in their
forty-fourth annual rowing regatta
Five lengths was Harvard's margin
of victory in the varsity eight-oared
race, four lengths in the varsity four,
and three lengths in the freshman
eight. The freshmen four-oared race,
won by Yale Wednesday evening, was
the one sweet drop in Yale's bitter
cup of doec~t.
10000 SEE RACE
It is estimated that 10000 persons
saw the final race. and that 10000 of
them were from out-of-town. This null
titude saw three as thrilling races as
ever cut the water of the Thames.
Here are the times:
Varsity eight-Harvard, 2046 Ia:
Yale, 21:04.
Varsity four-Harvard, 1900 1-2;
Yale, 1918.
Freshmen eight-Harvard, 11:54 1-2;
Yale. 1902.
The varsity four and freshmen eight
races at two miles, were rowed up-
| stream this morning. The varsity
eights raced four miles downstream
this afternoon. A quartering north
west breeze that roughened tho 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. The
time was the fastest in any down.
stream race on the Thames since 1903,
when a victorious Yale crew covered
hn las in, x oil
holds the record for the course. 2010.
Haryard's varsity eight averaged
seven pounds man heavier than Yale,
and one inch taller.
KILLING PACE
Yale tried to kill off Harvard by
setting q fast pace and pulled the
highest stroke that any Yale crew
has rowed in years. Starting at 80 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 81 to the minute, which
was held until near the finish.
Harvard started at 81, dropped to
"a at the half mile, then raised her
stroke to 35 at the mile when Yale
was getting her only substantial lead
of the race. From the mile flag until
the two and one-half mile post, she
raised it one point, but soon dropped
| W Oh again, d IdlG size HGlu until In0
three and one-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 slower
stroke on the average than Yale. Tho
| opposite has been true of the former
Harvard crews.
LEAD CUT DOWN
Harvard got trifle the better of the
start, but soon Yale's peculiar stroke
pulled the blue shell slightly to the
front, and at the half-mile Yale led
by from twelve to fourteen feet At
the mile she led by two-thirds of a
| length. Harvards squirt, however
soon cut down the lead and at the one
and one-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 third of length; at the two and
one-half miles by a length and at the
| three mile flag there was open water
| between the two shells. Over the last
mile Harvard rowed away from Yale
and added more than four lengths to
| her lead.
Yaie's rowing at no time was so An
lfshed as that of her rival.
Among those who witnessed the race
were Robert Bacon, American ambas-
sador to France, whose son, e. c. Ba-
con, pulled No. in the Harvard shell;
! Secretary MacVeagh and Secretary
George Won l.. Myer. who had son
in the winning Harvard freshmen
eight.
Roger Cutter, 1911, of Brooklyn,
Mass. stroke in today's varsity race,
was elected captain of the Harvard
crew for next year.