The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-30
Yale Wins Freshmen Event
and Harvard Ronps Away
in Four-Oar Contest
ELI PLUCKS VICTORY
FROM DkFEAT'S JAWS
IN FRESHMEN'S RACE
Harvard Lends at Start but
Sons of Eli Figh. it Out
Tooth and Nail and
Win by Good
Margin


Yale and Harvard exchanged
blow for blow in the two morn
ing races on tile Thames to-day,
Yale winning the freshman event
fn stubborn race and Harvard
the four onred race In romp
me outcome was altogether sat
isfaetors to Yale, a. IL WAS thu,
first time In three years that sin.
had tasted even partial victory in
the Thames scraps.
The freshman race was somewhat
or surprise. as Harvard sent out
"a cub crew of recognized formidabIe-
ness. But the blue youngsters won
with something 10 spare. Yale start
cd out well in the four-oared race,
but She didn't have the Drawn
Harvard Gets the Jump.
Harvard got the jump on Yale in
the freshman eight race. but the adj
vantage was not pronounced, Yale
soon drew up on even terms and for
the first mile the boats were nose to
nose, At no time in the first mills
and three-quarters was either boat
more than half length ahead. Four
hundred yards from tho finish Stroke
Crombie, OF Harvard. shot up the
stroke but Yale responded gameiy and
with q stroke Of Sc the blue boat
opened UP a lead Of IA lengths. Yale
had "a good punch left for the finish
and though Harvard made treman-
dous effort. Yale would not yield her
advantage
The freshman race had been post
poned until II 80 owing 10 the rough
water kicked up by "A brisk northeriy
wind. Harvard wanted to row despite
the conditions. but Yale held out for
a delay. The Harvard youngsters
vocalized with Referee Meikkeham
trying to diasuade him. while the
crowd cheered them.
Harvard had much the better Of
Yale in the weight of the cub crews.
the averages being 172 and 165 res
spectivaly. The betting. what little
there Was on the two minor races
was mostly 1T even money.
Immediately after the finish of the
freshmen eight the two varsity four
cared crews lined UP for their two-
mile contest.
The course of the race was 20
thickly lined with yachts as to In
terfere with the view af those latas
In arriving
Four Dared Event.
Yale Was off first in the four~oare0
blue and IL the first half mile Har-
ward opened water between the boats.
The uaartets hit UP the stroke to-
ward the end or the first mile. After
gaining her lengths lead Harvard
seemed TO realize that the race WAS
hers and she slowly increased her
advantage.
The work 81 both strokes was of
The highest order. ut ths mile and =
half Yale seemed tn lose her cork. Al
least Howes men didn't bend to hiA,
stroke az weli and Harvard opened
IL length and a half ar open water
Harvard then ereRt steadily ahead
and Vale VAS four lengths astern ~
the finish.
-eenss Before the Race.
The scea@s along the Thames were
animated enough with the dozens az
big craft of all descriptions dressed
gaiiy. But in the town things were
decidedly Sleepy Hollow. Tho exrun1
given was that the public IL tired ak
seeing Harvard spank Yale--she hMn
done II noW for ihraa suecenslwn
years,
The race - stiii big lure for tire
elite, aud the government honared the
contestants by sending the hattleshan
Michigan 10 preside in majestic dfn%
nifty over the other craft, There wNg
Also the government yacht puiphfns
With Secretary OF the Navy dsyA3
aboard,
The government II supposed ia ~
neutral. but Meyer Tor. becnuxe M
son. q, Won J. Meyer, Ir,. WAS III tn
Harvard four,
Money far h~ttins purposes wa4 =
mighty scarce article Gu could hx(
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