Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-07
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HARVARD Wins
Main Events

The Harvard crews won their two
boat races by big margin against
Yale. but lost the initial event to the
Yale freshmen.
The following account OF the races
appeared In the Call of July 1:
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 3O.--
fIarSard's effort to sweep the Thames
ttoduy for the third consecutive year
was not achieved, for. although the
Crimson won the great varsity event in
runaway style by 10 lengths and the
substitute varsity tours by five lengths,
the Yale freshmen captured the initial
event
from the start. Harvards varsity eight
shook of the lighter Yale crew early
and was never challenged throughout
| the -four miles. II was the fourth con-
lsecutive victory for Harvard, a record
that has not come to Cambridge for
nearly half century.
The varsity race was rowed down
stream with fast tide. but with a
head breeze that made progress some-
what slow The morning races were
rowed upstream, also with the tide, but
against a moderate wind, and those
times wee slow as well.
The official times for the three races
wero:
Varsity race-IIarvard, 22:44; Yale.
2s:4C 1-2.
Freshmen Yale. 1853; Harvard.
I11;591i2.
Varsity fours : Harvard. 1887 1-2;
Yale, 1899.
The varsity race was witnessed by
morel than $4,000 persons on shore in
observation cars and ON the river in
a floating grandstand. Overhead hov-
cred an. aefoplane, while beneath stole
n submarine which escaped the vigil
lance of the marine policemen.
Referee Meikleman waited half an
hour after the scheduled time for the
wind TO subslde and then sent the war;
lsity lights away from the moored
ipunts opposite Red Top at $3.50. Har-
ward caught the water first and tine
initial stroke showed the power of its
crew
A yard was gained there, and this
length before the half mile was reach
ed. Yale rowed In perfect form, but
power was lacking. Every Harvard
stroke meant a gain, and this continued
to the finish.
The crews met rough water between
the mile and two-mile flags. and both
dropped the stroke to an even &c. Aft
or leaving the navy 'yard. however, the
Yale stroke was hit up to 80 and even
rs for a few minutes, but there was
no perceptible gain and Harvard then
was far ahead.
Shouts were few and far between.
owing to the runaway nature of the
race, until the Harvard crew was al
most at the line. Then cannon boom
ed, whistles screeched, the crowds
cheered and the Harvard oarsmen pad
died over the line as II they had been
canoeing, while Coxswain Abels swung
around in his seat for first and dis
tant view of the Yale shell. Yale ath-
letic experts hung their heads gloom
lily and said Yale was surprisingly IN
ferlor. Yale rowed the race out, al
though the oars trailed In limp fingers
The only consolation that Yale OBJ
tanned throughout the day was the
freshman race. There, the crews were
so clase for n mile and n half of the
two miles that only those In the ref
eree's boat could pick the leaders. Al
Che half mile. mile and mile and a half
Yale's advantage inreach case was one
second. In the home stretch, the Blue
youngsters pulled away aud won by
two lengths.
The Harvard four evened the score
by Jumping away from the Yale shell
at the start and holding constantly
increasing lead, finishing with foui
lengths between the shells.
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