Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-26
THREE YALE CREWS WIN
OVER HARVARD ON THAMES
For First Time in Years Old El,
Makes Clean Sweep in Annual
Duel With Crimson.
MANY DELAYS IN STARTING
Rough Water and Accidents Make
Events Late-Yale Varsity Breaks
Upstream Record i'm Feature Race
Huge Crowd Present.

NEW LONDON, CONN, June o5-Eor
the first time in many years Yale Uni.
Fcrslty crews swept the river in tbo
annual dual regatta with Harvard. and
tonight Eli alumni and undcrrradu1
axes are cheering their three crows
and Coach Guy Nickalls until the din
is dcafeninG. Notwithstanding delays
due to rough water and accidents. the
English-coached Fights OF the Blue
fouEht for victory from early forenoon
until dark. defeating i'm turn tho Grim.
son Junior, varsity and freshman
cights.
Victory was exceedingly sweet TO
the Ellis, for the intervarsity regatta
records have to be searched for ,nanv
years to find Yale triple victory. To
add 10 the JOY of the Blue the varsity
eight established new upstream
course record in winning the big race.
Only one race. the Junior varsitv
event. was started on time. Tho four
mile varsity contest was DELAYED by
rough water one and one quarter hours
ana the freshman race was postponed
from forenoon until after the feature
event. Then broken oar-lock ne
cessitated the first year crews rowing
most total darkness
One OF the largest regatta crowds
that has gathered at New London in
decade followed the fortunes OF the
crews Inc entire four-!nilc course
was lined with craft until IN pla ces the
racing crews were hidden from those
on shore.
1t was great day for Yale and a
great day for New London. for 1t was
demonstrated that the intervarsitv
boat races between Yale and Harvard
arc stiIl one OF Americas sport clae-
sizes.
YnIc EnrIy Set Pace.
The Blue had prnu Of ,nu.ar -
finish is shown in the figures Of tho
four-m!le race where the Yale oars
men set their own pace. and in so
doing established a new upstream re-
cord of 20 minutes 80 second, beating
the time made by' the Yale eight Of
1907 by Is seconds. The time of both
crews in to-days race by miles:
one mile--Yale. $40: Harvard. 4.45
Two milcs-Yale. 1905: Harvard,
1914
Three miles-Yale, 1921: Harvard.
1879.
-Four miles-Yale. 2o:5o: Harvard,
2l:l3 l-2.
The freshman race over mile and
half course. was won by the Yale first
year crew by approximately one
length. tho times being: Yale. s min
uies second; Harvard, minutes 10
seconds
southwest wind and choppy water
delayed the start Of the varsity races
more than one hour. and the lower
haif OF the course was still choppv
when the shells left the railroad bridge.
The the vas running upstream, and
the Sky was overcast. With the pos
sibie exception Of the first half-mile
Harvard never appeared to have n
chance.
Minor faults were apparent in one
or TWO spots in the Crimson craft,
but taken as a whole, the crew was n
credit to Coach Wray. The reason for
defeat appeared To lie in the concerted
lack of power rather than in indivi-
dual faults or rowing omissions. Every
oarsman rowcd his stroke through In
finish style, but IL lacked the final
snappy drive
Both Fights fought gamely through.
out the long four-mile race. Once
over tho finish line, there came the
temporary reaction. and exhaustion
CONTINUED on Ninth Pagc)