Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-20
HARVARD RESERVES
AND FRESHMEN VII
vARsiTY FOUR AND FIRST YEAR
EIGHT TRIUMPH OVER ELI
oARsMEN.
RACE or YOUNGSTERS
Is SHARPLY CONTESTED
New Haven Boys Make Desperate e.
fort at Finis But harvard's Reserve
Strength Decides Contest - Four
Dared Race a Procession With
Crimson Leading.

Crimson Leading.
Regetta Course. New London. Ct.
June 20.-Rowing true to form and the
confidence placed In them by students
and alumni. Harvard's crews won both
preliminary races in the annual rege1-
ia with Yale here this morning. The
disasYeeable conditions appeared to
have no effect on the crimson oarsmen
for In both races they led their Ell
rivals from start to finish.
1t rained steadily during the entire
forenoon but the Thames was almost
without . ripple.
The four race was little more than
procession. Harvard took the lead at
S:44a when the referees pistol sent the
crews away.
At the finish Of the two miles five
lengths separated victor and van
euished. The official time indicates the
difference in speed. for Harvard
crossed the line in IL minutes 50 sec
onds, while Yale was over in II min
utes II seconds. The struggle for hon
ors between tho first year crews. how
ever. was q real race. The showing OF
the Eli youngsters was excellent.
Freshmen in Hot Struggle.
Both eights caught the water at the
bridge at 1882 and raced up river to-
ward the two mile mark at thirty
eight strokes to the minute. At the
opening dash Harvard showed more
finish and drive to tho stroke and
gradually nosed into tho lead until at
the first half mile mark tho Cambridge
crew led by half length. rowing thtr-
ty-eight to the minute against Yale's
thirty two.
Passing thru the long line Of
yachts to the mile mark, both siGhts
rowed steadily. Harvard dropped to .
thirty-six mark but had increased her
advantage to Q full length at the mile.
Giis Cut Down HarvaAA lsad.
Here the Blue young0ters started .
Esprit inst ~ me Yals clan shuuting.
Jumping their Stroks to thirty-six and
then to thirty-sight they gradually cut
down the Crimson lead % scant half
length at the mile and q half mark.
Still rowing smoothly the New Haven
combination worked the stroke UP to
forty and It began to appear as tho
Yale would nip her rivals before the
finish was reached.
Harvard's eight had power in re-
serve. however, and also increased its
stroke until both crews were racing at
forty stroke clip. A quarter Of q mile
from the finish the pace proved too
much for tho Ellis who. despite the
high stroke. drifted back until length
separated the two shells az they I'M
ished.
Little Difference In etroks.
Both crews finished the hard race
without signs of physical exhaustion
and held perfect stroke form to the
end. So far as could be Judged from
the average spectators point Of view,
there was little difference between the
so-called Ray stroke and the English
stroke used by the Yale freshmen.
The Ellis used the English method Of
seating and the Thole pin oar locks in
place Of the swivel outrigger of the
Harvard shell. There was nothing to
indicate an advantage one way or the
other in these different forms Of shell
rigging and the crews appeared to win
ana lose on physical form and rowing
technique as in past years.
The closeness of the race was shown
by the fact that but four seconds sep
arated the two shells. Harvard's time
was 10:41 against Yale's time Of 10:45
Easy Victory for Harvard.
The varsity four cared race was
started at 9:40. A drizzling rain was
falling but the water was fairly
smooth The observation train reached
the starting line at $3.50.
Harvard led at the mile by abou;
two lengths.
Harvard won the four cared race It
was an easy victory. The contest was
rowed in a nasty rain and the rippled
surface Of the Thames caused slow
time. The official time Of the winner
was 1852; Yale 1871.
Yale caught the water first but the
Harvard crew put the nose of it's shell
to the fore. The strong even stroke Of
Harvard steadily opened a gap be-
tween the two shells SO at the mile
mark Yale was two lengths behind
This lead was increased three lengths
at the mile and three quarters. Har-
ward won by hve lengths. The Yale
crew was In bad shape at the finish.
No. almost collapsing.
Preparations for the freshmen eight
contest were started soon after the
conclusion os ..:e varsity four race.
The two shells were brought in tow, at
the starting line at the bridge while
the observation train awaited the ar
rival of the crews. The water was
smooth but 1t was raining hard.
The river was smooth with just q
touch Of westerly breeze across the
water when the Yale and Harvard eight
cared crews put their shells overboards
The four mile course was lined with
cheering Thousands. Tho referee orr
dered the crews to be on their marks
at $3.50 o'clock.
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