New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-20

il forged through the lumpy waters ana
then it fairly cleaved them as 1t tore
along. cutting away stroke by stroke Dig
pieces of Harvards advantage
Sixty yards from the finish the Blue
was a quarter OF a length back, and still
Harvard had no fear. Appleton's COM
patriots. anoat and ashore, however, saw
the boldness and the daring of the Yale
stroke and what is more they saw the
splendid ruggedness of his men and the
perfect form in which they rowed as they
plunged madly TO the finish line.
Wonderful Squirt by Yale.
Frantically the Harvard stroke called on
his fast-tiring men, but there was no
checking the onward fingins Yale craft
and twenty yards from the end the shells
were on even terms. Like two giant shut
ties the prows Of the shells alternated
for a moment, and then Yale forged into
the lead
In another flash it was all over, and
Yale had won. The margin was a scant
three feet. but those three feet to the
men in the Yale boat were as Of gold
which could not be bartered away Ihey
represented the regeneration of Yale row
ing: they were the essence of the spirit
in those eight bronze backed youths IN
the Yale shell.
1t was a different scene indeed that at
tended the observation train on its re-
turn trip TO the city. Yale men were
crazy with Joy. and it was small wonder
that there were no accidents as they JOS
tied and pushed each other in the sway
Ing cars When they reached the New
London station thew gave vent TO all their
pent-up exultation, and their cheers were
a strange sound for this old community,
which had witnessed nothing save sue
cession of Harvard victories through six
long years.
New London has known more brilliant
crowds and greater crowds than the one
which came here for the regatta, but II
has never seen a crowd return to the city
so full Of Joy as the one which trooped
off train and boat tonight.
Perhaps the cloudy morning and the
threatened rain served to keep many
away who might otherwise have put IN
an appearance, but to those who had FOL
lowed the regattas for years 1t seemed
that the long series of Harvard victories
was responsible for the lack OF interest
manifest in the races.
None Of the hotels were filled to capac-
itv last night, and there was plenty OF
room on the observation trains to-day.
Further. the feet of yachts in the harbor
could not compare with the gay assem-
q There
we're more automobiles than ever before,
however, and for the first time cars were
marked along the river banks at vantage
points. 1t is estimated that close to 25'Vy
persons saw the regatta.
Pleasing Picture on River.
No spot could be more beautiful than
the lower reaches Of the Thames, over
which the regatta was rowed. The
gently sloping hillsides robed In green
rise gradually from the sapphire waters
Of the river, and the myriad Of yachts,
with their Clistening white sides and
their flag bedecked masts, presented
pjcture OF strange color. All that was
lacking TO make the picture perfect was
the sun. and it refused to come out
Rain fell in gentle showers at inter
walls all through the day, but 1t did not
serve to damp the ardor Of the thou
sands Of regatta devotees nor to mar
the picture of the river. The fact that
the varsity race was rowed upstream
with the start at the railroad bridge
where ordinarily the finish takes place.
served 10 string the yachts out for
nearly two miles. while the cove at
Bartietts Point, where the finish flags
were set, was damned with ali man
ner and kind of small craft.
one particularly enthusiastic Harvard
alumnus with inventive turn of mind
cornered the available supply OF toy
Yale balloons. and attaching fuse OF
burning paper to each one set II adrlt
in space. As the fuse would reach the
thin rubber and burn it through. caus-
ing a loud report. the Harvard man
would shout, There's Yale Blowing up
again. lie wasn't seen after the race