Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-30
EACH Wins A RACE SPENT LARGE SUMS
Yale Gets Freshman Eghs Charges Against Senator Ste
Harvard Varsity Fours. phenson of Wisconsin
FIRST CONTEST IS CLOSE FORMALLY BEFORE SENATE
Hours Delay Necessary Owing to Legislature Asks That Congressional
Wind the River Inquiry Be Made
TIME OF WINNER IS II 53 USE OF ADMITTED
versties Break Even In Two in Who
elinnna Struggles Legitimate Manner
Yale Gets Freshman Fights,
Harvard Varsity Fours.
FIRST CONTEST is CLOSE
Hours Delay Necessary Owing to
Wind on the River.
TIME OF WINNER Is 11:53
Cheering Thousands See the Uni
versities Break Even in Two
Preliminary Struggles.

REGATTA COURSE, NEW LONDON.
Conn. June 30.-Cheering thousands saw
Yale and Harvard break even in the two
races on the Thames river today, pre-
lin1inary to the great varsity eights
struggle The blue oarsmen pulled out
a victory in the freshman eights by
superb squirt in the last half mile, while
the Harvard substitute varsity fours.
leading from the start, defeated Yale by
two lengths. Both races were well rowed,
but a contrary wind and a slack tide
made the time slow. Official time of the
freshman race: Yale, 11:53; Harvard.
11:59h.
Official time of varsity fours: Harvard.
13:371a: Yale 1852
While the four -oared race was always
in Haryards command, the freshman
race was a good struggle and full of ex-
citement. When the freshman eights, at
the scheduled time. lined up for the sig
nalat the drawbridge for their two miles
up river, the wind was kicking UP a
nasty chop, and the Yale oarsmen asked
and obtained an hours postponement
wind had subsidsd to a zephyr.
Harvard Gets Away First.
Harvard caught the water first at the
pistol and dug out q quarter Of length
lead before the Yale crew got into ac-
ton. The Crimson shell was kept in the
lead, with the youngsters pulling well up
to forty. The half mile was reached with
the advantage was maintained until the
mile had been passed. There Sheppard
the Yale coxswaln, concluded that II WAS
time for action. He nodded to Snowden,
the stroke. The Smoky city youth bent
his broad back and began hitting up the
stroke Foot by foot the Yale shell crept
up on the flying Crimson crew and at the
one and "a -half-mile stake Harvards ad-
vantage had been cut down to few
yards. On the home stretch the yale
shell passed Harvard. and, as the Grim
son oarsmen had shot their bolt, the Blue
crew had no difficulty In winning by
two lengths.
The Harvard oarsmen were we'll blown
at the finish, but the Yale men were IN
splendid shape.
the varsity four-oared shells came out Of
the navy yard dock and lined up for their
efforts over the two remaining miles up
stream.
Fours Sent Away.
A few minutes before noon the fours
were sent away. Harvard once more
dashed into the lead at the pistol. and in
the first quarter mile had made 1t clear
half length This advantage was kept
up until just before reaching the mile.
when the Crimson oarsmen opened up
clear water between the shells. In the re-
naming part of the race over the smooth
water Of the upper reaches Of the Thames
Harvard steadily drew away from Yale.
and when the finish was reached in Bart
let's cove there were more than four
lengths between them.
After the race the breeze. which had
been blowing down river, shifted to the
southwest and blew up river at a lively
gait.
1t is estimated that more than 800
yachts were lined along the course, and
at noon double that number were pre-
pairing to take positions for the varsity
race at q later hour.