New Britain herald., 1915-06-26
HAMES,
 CRIMSON.
Inued from Eighth,

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 He knew only one thing
 wa behind him. He drilled
 IS behind him. He drilled
 tAe harder, and when he did
 hfnd, saw the Crimson boat
 ne ruck, he told his men, that
 the three-rnile mark. This
 las like new life to Yale They
 for the last ounce of strength
 as in them, and the Blue in-
 its lead until it had buried
 Fd in a defeat which will never
 gotten.
 finish of the race was a pic
 which thrilled every man and
 m in the big crowd. AS Yale
 over the finish mark. Morse, the
 oar, and Wiman, at ', doubled
 keI jack-knives- McLane was on
 set in, the swaying shell. He let
 yvhoop like a wild Indian and
 began to splash water on the
 aesa who were doubled up before
 rant Goes Under.
 tain AL Sturtevant. who had
 tho race of his life. fell back
 but he caught the sides of the
 n1id sayeA himself until the haze
 nne from lis eyes. Soon the
 was sitting up again. Wiman h4 pale as a white sheet, but with 1a&h l1a the face he was soon erect ready to go back to Gales Ferry.
 hl&A4s Harvard crew it was dif-
 lk4 every defeated crew should
 aarvard had rowed itself out. Sard WIS game to the core. fknL to it's training, the Crimson
 stuck to its duty until it had
 d over the f1nish line. Then the fpee. cam e, Lund the capable S3s who had pulled a Harvard
 fQb victory for the Grand Chal- e kksqp at Henley a year ago, fell F Backward like log. He had the and Sheer nerve to keep up l the f1nieh, but then everything hin1ss Ills eyes closed and all & darkness. He fell back limp and <azsteds Kreger, the little Harvard Y " ain, went atto his aid. He ihed him with water and soon III ttJng up again. Cabot at HI gaxWO0di at also went under. |(gs faIa aiven Harvard every last nee of fFstrength that was in them. 4twhat tAiInore could any one ask? .the hAas of yesterdays race it sist, alpaye be said that Harvard ld 9a1Sle, "a defeated fairly and 'iers1y sby q superior rowing, but 5fa{ eous to the end.
 Yale's Early Lead.
 4f tie staft of the big race Yale 5lS tic water with a quick, snappy |sIk kea ne Harvard started with a
 cautious pull For the first 100 II1cI,ane called for a AZ stroke r tlies B3He shell edged in front. axept tc her Az while Harvard .l bJ Hing 37 to the minute. When the observation trains got zir first peek of the race they saw zt theaYale boat was half length Front After the first spurts both zxFs settled down to 36 stroke. A \ eer broke loose for Harvard from Then Suddenly the Yale shell start Eto go ahead. Kreger, the Harvard swain, soothed his men and stuck Che easy, swinging stroke with fich they were so familiar. But en then it could be seen that the vantage which the Yale crew had i1ed was not to be shaken off. Yale wsrs. working together like a ma tne,s kept pulling away. and before \ u1ile flag was reached Harvard epped sdecidedly back.
 It mile there was open water. a Yale crowd. anxious and waiting ! this opportunity, gathered confi- ace and both observation trains srned Yale cheers to each other ae's stroke was faster than Har- r1,s, but the Crimson shell was go- along easily in the choppy water, [ not with the kick that was per- ptihIe in the Yale shell.
 the advantage the lle shell had gained at the start. sLane, the Yale coxswain, lowered e stroke, so that at the mile and a Jf flag 1t was observed that the ythm was 32, and the open water tween the two knife-like shells was 3reasing. Harvard was rowing Iculated race. Their stroke re- lined at 32 to the minute. while le was gaining distance with a 32. 'en at this point Yale, with it's ad- ntage, was fighting while Harvard is going along with confidence lich was not carried out by subse- ent results.
 Where the Race Was Won. Right then Yale began to >gloat. ,aring the navy yard, the two-mile ark, Yale forged to the front. As 5 crew pulled through the lane of chts the Blue had increased the Id, and there was a length and a if of open water. Both crews were ing along smoothly, but Harvard d made no effort to hit up the .oke and attempt to gain the lost ound.