Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
WHOLE RACE A PROCESSION
Long Series of Aquatic Contests
on the Thames Are Now Tied
for the First Time
since 1902.

to-day by winning not only the2varsi.y race
with six lengths to spare, but capturing
the freshman event by a length and the
four-oared contest by 10 lengths. a Yale
victory in the freshman substitute four
cared race yesterday afteroon, a contest
that has not heretofore appeared on the
program. prevented a complete Crimson
sweep OF the river for 1912 There was 50
much JOY in Harvard's cup, however,
with six out of seven victories in the
races this year, that the Crimson host re-
turned to Cambridge hilarious.
There was never ~ doubt of the varsity
race this afternoon, and there was 20 IL
seconds in time between the boats at the
finish. The official time of the three
races follows:
University race. four miles: Harvard.
2l:43 IL; Yale, 2:oi.
Freshman race, two miles: Harvard,
1882; Yale. 1854 l-2.
University fours two miles: Harvard,
1924; Yale. 1855.
Iiarva rds Victories to-day brought the
long series OF aquatic contests with Yale
to tie for the first time since 1902. as
both universities have now won % con-
tests with the oars. Five successive
Harvard victories over Yale have not yet
been achieved by the Crimson since 1870.
The result Of the varsity race also means
that two classes have now graduated
from Yale without ever having been
lcolegemates with a winning crew.
LED AFTER A FEW STROKES.
Except. perhaps, for the frs few
strokes. there was never a moment on
the Thames to-day that Harvard was
not master of the situation The freshmen
led after the first hundred yards. the
fours practically from the tart. and the
varsity from the first 10 yards The
| freshman race was the best contest Of
the three. but there were times in the
varsity race when It seemed as if Yale
was overhauling the flying crimson shell
and that bulldog tenacity encouraged
| by the cheers from two observation
trains. would bring the race to something
better than the professions which have
marked the great contest between the
two universities during the past four
years. But there was always cor
responding rebound by the Crimson oars
men and the half-length advantage at the
half mile vas steadily increased with
the passing OF each distance flag.
The varsity race was late in starting
as Referee Molklehem was not quite
satisfied with the water conditions It
was well toward six O'Clock when the
| two crews lined up close 10 the bank
beneath the Montville hills. Yale caught
the water first on hearing the referee
| pistol, and for two or three strokes sho,
out 10 or Is feet ahead Of Harvard
through what seemed to be sluggishness
in the Crimson GOAT.
A dozen good digs into the Thames
and a strong pull through brought the
contest to even conditions at the END
of 10 yards. The water close to the hank
in the upper reaches Of the Thames MAS
perfect and the Harvard shell slipped
steadily away from the Yale boat The
half mile was reached with Harvard
nearly length ahead. The time here
was: Harvard. 2:35; Yale 2:3,.
When the mile-post was passed there
was open water between the boats. TIL,
time at the mile was: Harvard, 5:l5
Yale olSH
Yale was detected squirting afte,
leaving the mile so the Harvard stroke
was increased Slightly and a few more
seconds gained at the mile ami hall
flag where the time was. Harvard
sos; Yale, s:ll. The race now settled
down to the usual test of endurance
The Harvard crew swung with a per.
feet rhythm and the boat seemed neve,
to lose speed. On the other hand
there was some splashnr by the car.
in the waist OF the Yale shell, al
though the river was smoother off tn,
navy yard than above. The tina a
the two-mle mark was: HarNar 4
1850; Yale. 1888. Tho Harvard adj
vantage had been increased to 10 sec
Is at the two-mile and half Beacon
where the time was: Harvard. 1925
Yale, 1895.
; Harvard seemed to he content wit.
> keeping the Yale boat three or fou
lengths astern and had the struggl
we'll in hand when the three mile pos
: was reached. Here the time was Har
ward, 1914: Yale, 1926.
The rest of the race was Crimso
ovation. There seemed to be suficien
life. power and endurance in the Har
ward shell in the last mile to make tn
victory as overwhemins as last year
when Harvard won by d. lengths. So
ISttIiltu dS II ftdTNtlu iN WV ''N' an
A half mile flag was waiting a bit 10
Yale, for there the time was; Harvard
1888; Yale 1912. the same margin as a
the three-mlle mark
In the last half mile Of the race Val
tired rapidly and when the Blue she
darted over the line six lengths benin
Harvard. Captain Romeyn wi,ted beneat
the burden of responsibility and physics
strain. Robert johnson Cook, who la
coached so many victorious Yale crew
and who came back this year to turn
, possible the tide of Yale defeats, did ne
see the race to-day. for the launch Eth
Yale broke down at the start.
There was plenty of discussion afte
the race over the merits of the strok
which Mr.. Cook brought over frol
: England this year in the hope of RI
y gaining Yales aquatic supremac,
y Harvard 10 apparently satisfied wit
Q their professional coach, Jim Wray,
d Australia. The spectators We're full
e as numerous, the fleet was grand
& picturesque and thA undergraduate ei
% thusiasm as hilarious this year as eve
!. while New London supplied the fine
type OF rowing weather
Red Top, Conn, June 2i.-The Ha
q ward oarsmen Tonight elected c.
II Ables, 1913. coxwsin OF their victor
ous crew Of this afternoon, captain