The Washington times., 1910-06-30
HARVARD IS WINNER
IN FIRST TWO Races
FAYORITE FOR THIRD
Yale Men Go to Pieces In
Varsity Four and One
Man CollapSeS.
CRIMSON FRESHMEN
WIN EASY VICTORY
Cambridge, Encouraged BY Two
Events, VIII Attempt 70 Make
Clean Sweep.

NEW LONDON June 50.-Harvard
won the two mornings races with yale
freshman eight and varsity coUr in
such impressive style today that the
Crimson varsity IS a strong fsvorIte
fo~ the big varsity event this after
a0ou.
Harvard won the freshman race by
one and one-EaIf lengths. and appar-
emily could have made IL several times
this lead had she been pushed. In the
varsity four Yale went all 10 pieces In
tie last half. and lost what appeared
20 be a commanding lead, finishing
with r0ur open lengths OF water be-
tween the crews.
The Yale four roEed out its last
ounce OF strength. and at the nn-sh
l. X Thorne. of Babylon. l. L. bow
. .oarsmau. collapsed A dash OF water
lu his face revived him. and he was
able % stay tn the boat until Yale
qCartes were reached
IaIe gulckly UFeTJdEel.
I The Harvard freshmen won their
race with plenty TO spare. leading
from the first 100 yards. Yale g0t
the jump at the start al 1916. but
+ this was the only time the Yale
+ Prov showed ahead Harvard rowing
az a S5-cIp 20 TaIe's %. quickly
forged aleaL and was a length and
a quarter TO the good at the q mile
point
4 Yale splaShed heavily at the mile
ard the Blue boys sot together and,
jumping the stroke successfully 70
2s and IS. they pulled almost 20 even
terms and gave their followers heart
f It proved 20 be Hash in the pan.
and was quickly over. Harvard row
ed with the even Harvard stroke. fol-
lowing G0odaIe with military preci-
sion. and ar the mile and a half
point Yale-s defeat was inevitable.
/ Both finished strong and kept on
20 their quarters
. The defeat Of the Yale freshies was
q keen disappointment for Yale. for
though a minor race, IL was the one
event in which the Yale cohorts
. were certain they were more than
match for Harvard
Yale On In the Lead.
. The race was from the draw bridge 10
,he navy yard, Yale having the east
. course and Harvard the west The var
s.Jy four began at the navy yard and
. was roWed UP stream for further TWO
mites
f once more Yale got on The lead in the
f1L--Cared race which was started a.
1850 Lt looked All Yale Tor the first
mile and a quarter at which point Yale
was il. lengths ahead Harvard. how
ever. sad "a far greater reserve strength
than TALE, and the moment the latter
, hC-er -irir-- the crimson boat SIi1Ded
forward and yale's lead was soon some.
I The Yale crew was IN plain distress
fer the last half mile and lagged pain
FUZZY Harvard IL seemed. gained
Yards with every sweep Of the oars.
water showed between the Harvard
stern and Nale.S bow
Wind Delays Big Race.
Both crews spIashed considerably ow-
ing 20 the slightly rough water In
dicauCns are that the big race VIII not
be rowed before 5-39 this afternoon,
owing 10 a rising wind.
I The sayeSr boat il the river was the
big yacht RoXiana that Robert Bacon,
: United States ambassador tc France.
/ chartered II wGs dressed UP in Har-
ward flags from stem 10 stern r. c.
= Bacon, son OF the ambassador. rowed
No. in tie Harvard varsity eight.
II was expected that Colonel ROOse-
Welt would be a guest. but the en-
SagemeEJ with President Taft for the
afternoon prevented Kermit ROOse-
Welt. however watched the two events
with a group % friends from the
yacht and yelled Justify for the Har-
ward crews
4 The scene on and along the river
. was made brilliant by the wealth Of
. red and blue displayed The coIors
Z were laVlSlly used IN the dresses OF
the women and palm leaf fans. pen
nants, hat and arm bands betokened
the allegiance Of the thousands Of male
The official time in the freshman
race was Harvard. ll-5452i Yale,
/ The Official time Of the varsity four
cared was Harvard 1887; Yale,
The Harvard men were Offering 10
10 s for a clean sweep after the rirst
two CrImps were put in Yale's aspira-
Z tlOns-
Weather Perfect.
Perfect weather. magnificent crews
TRAINED to the finest edge. and a rec
.Crd-breaking crowd insured one OF
Ithe greatest regattas ever held by
Yale ard Harvard in this old New
England town today.
The Isht breeze chat was blowing
tbis morning failed 70 stir a white
cap on the surface or the Thames.
Ideal weather, said the experts
Beginniug with the freshman eight
race this morning. thrilling day OF
struggles for aquatic supremacy was
promised the thousands Of Harvard
ard Yale uartisans VINO crowded in
by train. automobile. and trolley
cars The food OF Harvard money
which during the last week has
backed Jhe Crimson 20 win all three
traces continued today Yale money
was more plentiful, however, as 8