Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-06
Finishes II Lengths Ahead in
Race That Was q Procession
Four Miles Long
FOURTH STRAIGHT VICTORY
Blue Grew Rowed in Fine Form
but Power Was Lacking
Eli Freshmen Beat the
Crimson.

New London, Conn. June 3O--harVaros
effort to sweep the Thames to-day for the
third consecutive year was not quite ac-
conpished. Although the crimson won
The varsity race in runaway style by 10
lengths and the substitute varsity fours
by five lengths. the Yale freshmen took
the initial event of the day. In all three
races the winning crews led from the
start and IIarvard's giant varsity eight
was never even challenged by the blue
throughout the four miles. 1t was the
Crimsons fourth consecutive victory in
the main contest, record which has not
come to Cambridge for nearly half a CEN
tdry.
Tho varsity race was rowed down
stream with a favorable tide. but with Il
head breeze that made progress somewhat
slow.
The morning races were rowed up
stream, also with the tide, and against
n moderate wind, and the times were also
slow. The official times for the three
races follows:
Varsity race-Harvard, 90 minutes A
seconds; Yale, % minutes 40 L. seconds.
Freshmcn-Yae Ii minutes, SO seconds
Harvard, II minutes 50 1-2 seconds.
Varsity fours-Harvard, 10 minutes 81 10
ScCOnuS, Adle 10 minutes % StNOiiu@'
CROWD NUMBERED $500
The race was witnessed by more than
5000 people on Shore distributed in OBJ
servation trains, in automobiles, and on
the river In u gaily decorated floating
grandstand that was kept stationary by
vigiant revenue cutter officers. Over
head lowered an aoroD!ane which the
river patrol could not control. whie
beneath stole a submarine which also es
capped the vigilance of the marine police
men.
Referee Meiklehan waited half an
hour for the wind to subsde and then
sent the varsity eghts away from the
moored punts opposite Red Top as the
Montvile Whistles wore sounding 5:30
O'Clock. The crimson blades caught the
water first and they showed the strength
Of the Harvard crew. A yard was gained
In the initial sweep of the oars and the
LEAD was Increased to more than length
before the half mile flags were reached.
The Yale crew was rowing in fine form
and seemed perfection in workmanship,
but power was lacking. Every stroke
that tho Harvard crew rowed meant n
gain, and this gain grew down past the
navy yard to the cheering booming fin
ish.
The crews met rough water between
the mile and twome flags and both
dropped the stroke to an even 80.
YALE COACHES DIsHEARTENED
Half way down the course the Harvard
shell was so far in the lead that the Yale
coaches and crew managers stole back
from the bow Of the launch and sough,
the quiet of the standing room behind
the boiler OF the dozen men In the
launch. Elihu Yale, only two saw the
heart breaking end
Beyond the navy yard, Coxswain Copp
of the Yale crew called for a little life
and the stroke was hit up to SO and even
80 for a few minutes, but there was no
perceptible gain.
Shouts from shore and water were few
and far between. Indeed, many of the
spectators said that 1t seemed a shame
to cheer crew that was SO far ahead
while any encouragement of the trailing
blue shell would have been almost In
the nature of rdicule.
SO the customary salutes were re-
served untn the Harvard crew was
almost at the line. Then the cannon
doomed, the whistles screeched, the
crowds cheered and the Harvard
odISHleIl pduuieu over lic line as II
they had been out canoeing. II was
then that CoXswain Abeles swung
around In his scat for first and dis
tant view of the Yale shell. Yale ath-
II lettc experts like Walter Camp shook
Va their heads gloomily over the result
Wand sard that Yale was surprisingly
inferior TO the Cambridge eight
YALE ROWED THE RACE OUT.
Yale rowed the race out and not a
man wavered in his seat although the
oars trailed from limp hands.
The only consolation that ale obtaine,
to-day was the freshman race, which
started the regatta, In this race thu
crews were so close for mile and
half of the two miles that only those 81
the referees boat could pick the win
ner. In the home stretch, however. tn
blue youngsters pulled ahead and VOL
by two lengths.
But the crimson fours brought up tn
spirit OF Harvard by getting tho jump Of
the Yale boat at the start and keeping
there with a constantly increasing lea
until the finish at Iartletts cove wa
reached with four lengths between III
shells.