Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-21

1 from former varsity oarsmen to the l effect that 1t would take several years before Yale could expect satisfactory results from the new system, was borne out by the Yale showing in today's l race Starting with 36 to the min ute stroke, the Eli oarsmen jumped into the lead at the very flash of the oars. l For a moment the bow of the Blue 1 shell showed in front across the mir TOT like surface of the Thames and i then the Harvard forty to the minute 1 clip began to tell. It was nip and tuck 1 for a few hundred yards and then the 1 Crimson eight rowed into a fair lead on the west course.
 Vale Up on Even Terms Again.
 The Eli combination appeared to get 1 more power from it's blade work al- though they were stroking four less l to the minute than Harvard. It was l between the half and the mile mark that Yale made it's best showing. They l ibattled their way to even terms again l just as the mile flags were reached l and that was Yale's last stand in the 1 contest.
 From that point the Blue slipped l gradually back. first few inches and then a few feet, until finally the mar | gin reached lengths and Yale slipped into the oblivion that swallows up los- | ing crews.
 Harvard Gains Clear Lead. At the mile and half flags Harvard ] showed open water before Yale and | CroclSer; the Yale stroke, was using a most exaggerated stroke, his head al- most disappearing below the gunwale as he reached forward and finishing with a backward tilt thatZthrea tened to throw him into the lap of Lippin colt at No T. Still strokfng 36 to Yale's 32 Harvard had a lead of 1-2 lengths at the two miles and gained steadily thereafter. Half a mile be- yond the navy yard four shell lengths separated the two eights and another was added before the leaders entered the final mile.
 Yale's Hopeless Struggle.
 Yale faded away completely in the last quarter of the course and with the yacht sirens wailing and cannon booming, Harvard. now confident win ners. swept down the long lane of gaily decorated craft while the Blue eight, beaten and blinded by the strain, splashed and gashed at the water with their sweeps in a pitiful attempt to finish the race in a fashion bef1tting the athletic traditions of Yale. Half a mile from the bridge Harvard drop ped her stroke to 32 yet led by six lengths and then in the final burst Of victory hit it up again to forty while eleven lengths behind the Blue was wa verfng even at twenty six strokes per minute
 Conditions Favorable for Record. After the race there were Harvard enthusiasts who, carried away with the joy of winning, stated that had Yale been able to give the Crimson eight real fight, the 1913 crew would have beaten the course record of 20 min utes, 10 seconds made by Yale in 1888 Whether this statement was so or not the fact remains that 1t was an ideal day for such an attempt The course for the full four miles was like a mir TOT and there was hardly enough breeze to ripple the flags along the course.
 Time by Miles.
 The official times of the two crews by half miles was as follows:
 Half Mile-Harvard, 2.27; Yale, 2.35 1-2.
 Mile and Half-Harvard, BOP; Yale,
 Two Miles-Harvard 1o.1; Yale,
 Two Miles and a Half-Harvard, 1913; Yale, 1929.
 Three Miles Harvard. 1907; Yale, 1929.
 Three and Half Miles-Harvard, 1859; Yale, 1921
 Four Mics and Finish-Harvard, 21.42; Yale, 22.20.
 snowden Next Vale Captain.
 Gales Ferry, Conn. June 20-Cap- tain Charles Nelson Snowden. No. ? in Yale's varsity eight. was reelected captain following the race tonight He comes from Pittsburgh and is mem- Der of the senior class of Sheffield Scientific school.
 Harvard Chooses Reynolds Captain.
 Red Top, Conn. June 20.-Quinby Reynolds, '14, of Montclair, N. J., was elected captain of the Harvard crew after today's races. He rowed as bow oar of the varsity eight