The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-01
THE CRIMSON CREWS
BEAT YALE EASILY
Harvard Has Big Day on the
Thames River
BIG MEN AND VERY FAST
This Is the Secret of yictors' Success,
Story of Big Event In Detail
Cutter Captain 1911 Har-
ward Crew



ting sun could not tinge the waters of
the Thames this afternoon with a deeper
crimson than they had been dyed by the
victories of three Harvard crews. On the
broad four-mile stretch between this city
and Gales Ferry Harvard met Yale today
in their forty-fourth annual rowing re-
gatta. Five lengths was Hazards mar
gin of success in the varsity eght-oared
race, three lengths in the freshmen eight
and four lengths in the varsity four.
! The freshman four race won by Yale
Wednesday evening was the one sweet
drop in the bitter cup of Yale in de-
feat
| 1t is estimated that $1,000 people saw
the final race and that 10000 of them were
from out of town. The multitude saw
! three as thrilling finishes as ever cut the
the waters of the Thames
The times made follow: Varsity eight,
Harvard O:461a, Yale 21:o4; varsity four.
Harvard BOOB, Yale 1918; freshman eight.
Harvard 1862, Yale 12.02.
The varsity four and freshmen eight
cared races at two miles were rowed up
stream this morning
Harvard's Crew Heavier
A quartering northwest breeze that
| roughened the river and blew in the
faces of the crews caused slow time insthe
early events, but the main race of the
day was rowed down stream on water
ideally smooth. and the time was the
fastest in any downstream event on the
Thames since 1903, when a victorious Yale
crew covered the four miles in 20 min
utes 10 2-5 seconds.
Yale 1885, holds the record for the
course, making it in 20 minutes 10 Sec
onds The victory of the crimson in the
big varsity race was not unexpected, al
| though Yale for the past 10 days had
been rated rather more dangerous than
it proved.
The sons of Eli held on to the crimson
up to the last half mile. The superior
physical power in the Cambridge boat
then settled the contest.
Harvard's big eight averaged seven
pounds per man heavier than Yale and
were one inch taller.
| The big race was another demonstra-
| ton of the cleverness of James Wray,
| the Harvard coach, in turning out fast
crews composed of big men, The crew
which represented Yale this afternoon av-
eraged ITS 5-s pounds
Wray had crew that averaged 179
pounds to the man.
Yale Attempts Speed
Yale tried to kill off Harvard today by
setting a fast pace, and pulled the high
est stroke that any Yale crew had att
tempted to row in years.
Starting at 80 strokes to the minute
Yale only dropped to Sc 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 with two exceptions. One was
at the two-mile flag where they spurted
to SO and the other was from the "a
to 81 mile points where she made her
Hast and best effort ere the end was
reached of the race The stroke was
again raised to So and she gave the best
exhibition of rowing that Yale put forth
in the entire contest
Harvard started 81 strokes per minute
dropped to "a at the half mile, then raised
her stroke one point at the mile when
Yale was getting her only substantial
lead of the race From the mile flag until
the 21a mile flag Harvard held her stroke
at "a.
At the 21s mile flag she raised the
stroke one point, but soon dropped to "a
again, which rate she held until the Sh
mile had been passed when Stroke Cut
Her lifted the pace gradually until he was
rowing 81 to the minute. He crossed the
finish line with this oar.
From, the figures made it was seen that
Harvard really rowed lower stroke on
the average than Yale The very OPP
posite has been true of former Har-
ward races.
Race In Detail
Harvard got trifle the better of the
start but soon Yale's higher stroke pulled
the blue shell slightly to the front and
at the half-mile Yale led by from - to
IA feet and at the mile by two-thirds OF
a length Harvard spurted soon and cut
down the lead. At the 1ls-nile flag the
crews were even. Harvard stroke then
began to grow more powerful and to
forge the shell ahead. At the 2-mile nag
the crimson was leading by third OF
length At the 21a-rnile she lead by half
a length and at the 3-mile point there
was open water between the two shells.
over the last mile Harvard lteraiiy
rowed away from Yale and added more
than four lengths more to her lead. Yaie's
rowing at no time was SO hnisned al
that of Harvard.
Captains Are Chosen
Apone those who witnessed the race
were Robert Bacon, United States am
bassador to France, whose son, u "
Racon pulled No 5 in the crimson sneii'
secretarv of the Treasury MacVeagn
and secretary of the Navy Meyer wns
had a son in the winning Harvard fresh
men eighr. ,.,.- ,x,ss
Roger cutler. 1911 of Brookline, Mass
s+rote in the race today of the varsity
evert was elected captain CT the Har-
yard crew for next Sear
Iohn Frost who pulled bow n the 1ale
: varsity shell was elected captain OF tho
1911 crew tonight
children Are Barred
panoy New, June 30.-No child un-
|. der - years of age will be permitted TO-
witness the tight and no children be-.
tvean ~ and Is years of age Will see
the fight unless accompanied by per-
son of mature age. The two orders
,,ara nromulgated by Promoter Tex