Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
HARVARD CLEANS UP
Wins All Three Races From the
Sturdy Yale 0arsmen.
BEST FIGHT BY FRESHMEN
Six Lengths Separate the Boats in
the Big Varsity Event-Har-
ward Hilarious.

NEW LONDON. Conn June 2e-For~
the fifth successive year Harvard demon-
strated her rowing supremacy oNer Yale
yesterday by winning not only the varsity
race with six lengths 70 spare. but captur-
ing the freshman event by n length and
the four-oared contest by ten lengths.
There was so much Joy in Harvard's
cup. with six out of seven victories
the races this year. that the Crimson
host returned to Cambridge hilarious.
There was never a doubt OF the varsity
race In the afternoon. and there was ao'3
seconds in time between tho boats at the
finish. The official time OF the three races
follows:
University race -four miles,-Harvard, .
2lm. asks; Yale. 2cm. is.
Freshman race Gwo miles)-Harvard.
1om. IS. Yale. ION. 54iss.
University fours 1.-TWO mlesl-Harvard.
Tim. 2is.; Yale. lin. SOS.
Rivals Are Tied Again.
There were many interesting incidents
coming from Haryard's victories. "
brought the long series OF aquatic CON-
tests with Yale TO tie for the first time
since 1902 as both universities have now
won twenty contests with the oars.
Five successive Harvard victories over
Yale have not been achieved by the Grim
son since 1870. The result of the varsity :
race also means that two classes have
now graduated from Yale without ever
having been college mates with winning
crew.
The varsity race was late In starting. as I
Referee Meikleham was not quite satis- ;
fled with the water conditions. II was
we'll along toward o'clock when the
two crews lined up. Yale caught the
Etr Las
shot out ten or fifteen feet ahead.
through what seemed to be sluSgishness
in the Crimson boat.
Crimson Slips Away.
dozen good digs into the Thames and :
a strong pull through brought the con-
test to even conditions. Then the Har--
ward shell slipped steadily away from
the Yale boat. The half mile WAS
reached with Harvard nearly length
ahead The time there was: Harvard,
235; Yale. o37. -
The Crimson stroke did not seek to IN
crease the Harvard advantage during thee
next half mile but when the mile post
was passed there was open water be-
tween the boats. The time at the mile
was: Harvard. SIS. Yale. Dish.
Yale was detected squirting after leav.
ing the mile so that Harvard stroke was
increased slightly and few more sec .
onds gained at the mile and -a-half flag
where the time was: Harvard, 800;
Yale, Sill.
test OF endurance, marked by some
splashing In the Yale shell. The time az
the two-mile mark was: Harvard. 1885,
Yale, 1O.5S.
The first shrek of whistles from the
spectator fleet of steam yachts was heard
as the shells came away from the two-a
mile flag and the greeting seemed to put
more life into the Crimson than into the
Yale rowers. The Harvard advantage had
been increased to 80 seconds at the two
mile and "A half beacon, where the time
was: Harvard, 1875: Yale. 1886. The,
lane of steam yachts had now been reach
ed and the measured strokes or the
oarsmen seemed to keep time TO the boom
| of the cannon and the foot or the
whistles. -
Harvard seemed to be content with
keeping the Yale boat three or four :
lengths astern, and had the struggle Wen
in hand when the three-mile post was
reached. There the time was: Harvard.
1914: Yale, 16.2s.
The rest of the race was Crimson
ovation, which the Cambridge oarsmen-
did not seem to heed, nor did they seek
further to humliate their fast-tiring OPP
ponents. There seemed to be SUFFICIENT
power and endurance in the Harvard
shell in the last mile TO make the victory
as overwhelming as last year. when Har-,
ward won by nineteen lengths. So IL
seemed as IL Harvard at the three -and-a-
half-miie flag was waiting bit for Yale, /
for there the time was: Harvard, 1913:
Yale, 1912; the same margin as at the
three-mile mark. 90
In the las, half mile Yale tired rapidly.
and when the Blue shell darted over the
line six lengths behind Harvard, Capt:
Romeyn wilted beneath the burden of re-
sponsibility and physical strain.