New Britain herald., 1915-06-25
YALE wins JUNIOR
VARSITY EIGHT RACE
Eli 0arSnlen Defeat Harvard by
Three-Fourths Of a Length
CRIMSON SHOW BETTER FORM

CRIMSON SHOW BETTER FORM
Freshman Eight Contest Postponed
on Account of Rough Water, Until
After Varsity Race-Latter to Be
He'd at 4:sO This Afternoon.
New London, June 25.-Yale uni
versity oarsmen opened the annual
inter-varsity regatta here this morn
ing by winning the junior varsity
eight Dared two mile race from Har-
ward by three-fourths of length, the
official times being Yale 10 minutes
40 seconds; Harvard 10 minutes 43
seconds. The freshmen eight contest
the second event on the program was
postponed until late this afternoon
the referee deciding that the water
was too rough for the first year crews
There was scarcely a ripple on the
Thames when the junior Fights lined
up at the navy yard for the initial
event of the day. Promptly at 1918
the. referees pistol flashed and the
two eights drove their oars into the
Mater and the Yale shell poked its
Prov into the lead never to be head
ed. The race was singularly devoid
of features, the Blue always holding
a commanding advantage throughout
the two mile struggle. "a
Harvard shows Better Form.
8 OF tile two crews Harvard showed
better form and the Workmanship
but failed to get the same power in
the stroke that the Ellis secured with
their more irregular style. Yale row.
{ ing 40 strokes to Harvard's 39. at the
start jumped the Cambridge juniors
at6the start and had rowed into a
three ,fourths length lead at the half
mile flags, where both com binations
had settled down to q "a beat At the
mile Harvard had cut down her RI
vaTs lead slightly although rowing
one less stroke to the minute than the
| Blue.
b Less than half length separated
the prows OF the tvo shells at the mile
and half flags and here the Crimson
juniors made their bid for victory.
Raising their stroke to SO they cut
Gown Yale's lead to a quarter length
! but the Ellis aflswe cred with an equal
an additional half length although
Harvard finished three beats to the
minute faster at SO than the victors.
The winners showed the effects of the
race more than Harvard, which
finished in comparatively good form
and with little signs Of distress. In
the, New Haven she'll Stroke Adams
and Munson at No. were temporarily
out of commission but soon recovered.
"a Varsity Race at $40.
The freshman Fights were at the
starting mark when the observation
train returned to the Navy Yard but
the wind from the southeast was
sresllening with every minutes delay
and when the regatta committee and
rexereess bpat ~ arrived 1t was an
nailnced tthAt Wild andgwater con-
ditions MA az REIMBURSEMENT neces-
sary until after the varsity race at
A:s0 D. m The shift in the schedule
will force the freshmen crews to race
upstream from the railroad bridge to
the Navy Yard some time after p. m.
Perfect Regatta Day.
Weather. wind and wa-er conditions
combined to give Harvard and Yale a
perfect regatta day. NOT cloud
Thames course, over which the two
and four mile races were 10 be rowed.
showed scarcely ripple throughout
its entire length. Following in the
wake Of the heavy northwest blow OF
the past few days ii lifted a weight
from the minds OF carEnen and
coaches and gave promise of day
IDEAL fer hoat races.
Cheered by conditions favorable for
beth spectators and crews the thou
sands who form the m ost picturesque
setting seen at any American regatta
began to gather along tho course be-
fore the sun m ounted to tho I1rst quar-
ter mark of lis course Tho night be-
tore arrivals were astir early but
soon iost their prominence in the
swarnan, of spectators VINO canne into
town from every point of the com pass
ard by every form OF transit.
scenes OF Confusion.
Special trains from cast and wes-.
motor cars. excursion boats. stcar1
yae;lts and sailing craft all :contri.
bnted their share sni long before the
stnrting time of the junior eigI1ts
races the principal streets. railroad
stations and water front were sveres
of Understandable confusion. color and
e;sfsor, Alumni and under-c1ass mep
fe4fa the rival universities guidsd
f3aiies of pretty g;ria. fashionable nan.
aasHs and sRaartiy dressed eniidren
to points OF vantage o. sfaere. ob-
sesTation train and yaeat desIs frotfa
which to waseis tiis stria sgis OF the
Junior and senior earsrnen in the
three races of the day.
EVEN Money on Varsity Race,
Ali the familiar features of the re-
gatta were resurrected and given add
ditional impetus in the celebrating OF
the annual boating carnival of Yale |