Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-01
HARVARD WINS
ALL THREE
RACES
CRIMSON OARSMEN
PUT IT OVER YALE
Varsity Eight Dared Event Won
By Five Lengths Freshmen
Eight by Three and Varsity
-Four by Four,

IHy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirsl
New London, Conn. June 30.-The
setting sun could not dye the waters
of the Thames this evening with Il
deeper crimson than they had been
dyed by the victories OF three Haryadi
crews. on the broad four miles
stretch between this city and Gales
Ferry, Harvard met Yale today in
their forty-fourth annual rowing re
gatta.
of success in the varsity eight-oafed
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.
1t is estimated that so, 900 persons
raw 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.
Here are the times:
Varsity eight: Harvard. 20:46 Il;
Yale. 21:04.
Varsity four: Harvard, 1890 Il
Yale, 1918.
Freshman eight: Harvard,
1884 IL; Yale. 12:02.
The varsity four and freshman eight
osred races at two miles We're rowcd
zip stream this morning. The varsity
lights raced -four miles down stream
his afternoon. A quartering north
west breeze that roughened the river
ana blew in the faces of the crews
caused slow time in the early events,
nut the main race Of the day vas
rowed on water ideally smooth. The
time was the fastest. in any down
stream race on the Thames since 1908.
when a victorious Yaie crew covered
the four miles in 20t19 "a. Yale,
1898, holds the record for the course,
2G:10.
|llarvard's varsity eight averaged
seven pounds a man heavier than
Yates ana one inch taller.
Yale tried to Kill off Harvard by
setting a fast pace and pulled the
Ing hest stroke hat any Yale crew has
roWed in years. Starting at 80 strokes
TO the minute, Yale only dropped to
SO a. the half mile. Soon after the
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 "a at the half mile, then
raised 1er stroke one point 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 flag Harvard held her stoke
at 81. At the two and one-half she
raised it one point, but soon dropped
to "a again, a rate she held until the
three and one-half mile 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 viii he seen
that Harvard really rowed a lower
stroke on the average han Yale. The
opposite has been true of the former
Harvard races.
Harvard got a trifle the better of
the start. but SOC Yaie's higher stroke
pulled the blue shell slightly to the
front and at the half mile Yale led
by from twelve to fourteen feet, and
at the mile by two-thirds of a length.
Harvard's squirt. however, soon cut
down the lead and at the n and one
half. mile the creWs were even. Then
HarVard's more prominent stroke be-
Gan to forge her shell ahead. At the
two mile flag the Crimson was lead
ing BY q third of a length. at the two
ana one-half mile by half a length
and at the three mile nag 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 rowing at no time was so fin
ished as that of her rival.
Among those who witnessed the
race were Robert Bacon. United states
ambassador to France. whose son, r.
G. Bacon. pulled No. 3 in the Crimson
she'll; Secretary MacNeagh and Sec
Rotary George Won l.. Meyer, who had
a son in the winning Harvard fresh
man eight.
Roger Gutter. 1911, of Brookline,
Mass, stroke in today's varsity race.
was elected captain of the Harvard
crew for neX year. -.
Jack Frost. who pulled bow in
the Yale varsity shell, was elected
CAPTAIN Of the 1911 crew tonight.