Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-26

GU Der COaks over MdICQs
 followed suit and in the waist of the shell Harwood. No. 4. slumped down while tired hands scooped water over the sides on the gasping oarsmen who slowly sat up under the refreshing showers.
 The Start.
 It was 5.44 when the starting pistol finally sent the two crews away on the four mile upstream row. The Yale waters of the Thames with the flash and fairly lifted their long cedar craft out of the water with their powerful starting heave. The shell appeared to fairly leap from wave to wave during the first minute or so when the blue minute. Harvard with better form opened at 37, but the Crimson boat ran slowly between strokes and Yale gained half a. length lead in the first quarter mile.
 YaIe's Steady Gain,
 Although both eights lowered their strokes, once well under way, the race soon resolved itself into a procession in which Yale picked a length and a fraction in every mile. Passing the mile flags, both shells were being driv- en by a S2 to the minute stroke, with the Ellis showing open water to the Cambridge crew. There was no change at the one and one-ha1f mile post ex- cept that Yale's smashing drive was steadily leaving Harvard behind. When the half way mark was reached Nick alls' men pushed their stroke up a notch while Harvard held to 32. Here the Blue led by two and one-hal4 lengths.
 Crews Drop Stroke to 30.
 During the next half mile both crewe dropped to a 30 beat, but even then the impetus and momentum of the Eli sweep work sent the shell forward without check or break, and there was three lengths of open water between the rival craft. Yale held steadily to the beat while COXswain Kreger called on Wray's pupils for a spurt. Stroke Lund responded with a 32, but little McLane twisted in his coxswain's seat in the Yale shell and, seeing that even this increase did not speed up the trailing craft, turned back and appear ed to ignore the Harvard crew.
 Strain Begins to Tell.
 Entering the final mile, the Crimson eight, although rowing perfectly, ap- peared to have run down like an un- wound clock. There was rythm in the stroke and concerted action on the part of the oarsmen. but the shell seemed to crawl compared to the way the Blue craft cut its way toward the finish point, Yale cannons were popping and motorboat sirens shrteking now, for Yale was a sure winner, barring acci- dents. But the strain was beginning to tell on even the victor and Wiman at No. was slowly losing Ais power.
 Harvard Game to the Last.
 Still the Blue shell shot forward like a motor-driven boat, steadily in creasing the distance that separated the two crews. Game to the last, Lund lifted his stroke again, touching 36 at one point, in the last half mile yet the stern of the Yale craft slipped away until when the finish flags had been passed more than five lengths of open water separated victors and Vanquish- ed.
 Broken OarIock.
 Following the finish of the varsity race. it had been planned to send the freshmen upstream two miles from the bridge to the navy yard. Darkness was descending rapidly and it was finally decided to have the freshman row from the navy yard to Bartiett's c6ve on the upper half of the course Shortly after the start, Captain Wig gin, stroke of the Harvard eight, broke his oarlock and signalled for a re- start.
 Race Rowed in Darkness.
 While repairs were being made, the regatta committee boat drifted down to the two mile mark again. It was so dark that the referee decided that return to the starting line was inn possible and asked the rival crew cap tains whether he should postpone the race until tomorrow or start them from the two and a half mile flag. Both leaders elected the latter alternative, The two 1918 crews raced over the final one and a half mile section of the varsity course, followed by the referees boat only. It was not until the off, cials reported the result by telephone to town that Yale men knew that the Blue had finished a triple victory by winning the final race of the day in darkness,
 Morgan to Captain Harvard.
 Almost immediately after their re- turn to Red Top, the Harvard varsity elected as next years captain David Percy Morgan of New York city. who rowed No. In the varsity shell today.
 Seth Low Elected Vale Captain.
 The Yale oarsmen elected Seth Low. 2d, of New York city as captain of next years eight. He rowed in No. 3 in today's race.
 Celebration at New Haven.
 New Haven, Conn, June 25. - The