Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-25
YALE WINS EMILE
RACE FROM HARVARD
IN GREAT REGATTA
Big 4-Mile Contest at 4.30 This
Afternoon; Even Money
in Betting
WEATHER CONDITIONS IDEAL
Colorful Thousands Gather at New
London by Motor, Train
and Boat
WEATHER CONDITIONS IDEAL
By Associated Press

Regatta Course. New London, Conn,
June 25.-Yale won the second varsity
eight race by three-fourths of length
over her rival. Harvard, in a snappy
two-mile contest over the Thames
course to-day.
The Yale men led from start to
finish and though Harvard made a
game rally in the last quarter of a
mile the Crimson crew could not over
came Yale's lead. Yale caught the
water first and with a fast stroke
opened UP lead of length at the
half-mile mark. The two crews rowed
a clean stroke and there was little
splashing. Harvard increased her
stroke. Yale shook off the challenger
and at the mile had a lead of nearly a
length.
Near the finish Harvard came strong
and cut down Yale's advantage foot by
foot. Yale. however. shot over the
finish line with one-third of shells S
length to spare.
The unofficial time was: Yale. 10.4;
Harvard, 10.43.
The freshman eight race was post
poned until this afternoon. The crews
were at the starting line when a wind
sprang up. The race will be rowed
after the big varsity eight four-mile
race this afternoon. The varsity race
will start at 4.3O o'clock.
w eaJner ana water COnQltlOHS were
ideal this morning when the second
varsity rowers put their shells over
board for the race. Both the second
varsity eights and the freshmen eights
of Yale and Harvard were early on
their way to the starting line off the
navy yard and the coaches reported
everyone fit and ready. The OBJ
servation trains on both banks of the
Thames were crowded
Thousands Gather for Regatta
The thousands who form the most
picturesque setting at any American
Aregatta began to gather along the
course before the sun mounted to the
first quarter mark of its course The
night-before arrivals were astir early,
but soon lost their prominence in the
swarms of spectators who came into
town by every form of transit.
Special trains from east and west.
motor cars. excursion boats, steam
yachts and sailing craft, all con-
tributed their share and long before
the starting time for the junior eights
races the principal streets railroad
stations and water front were scenes OF
indescribable confusion, color and
clamor. Alumni and under classmen
from the rival universities gathered
parties of pretty girls. matrons and
children to points of vantage on shore
observation train and yacht decks
from which to watch the struggle OF
the Junior and senior oarsmen in the
three races.
Colorful Spectacle
The colors of the rival colleges were
evident on every hand in the form Of
flags. arm bands, feathers, balloons
confetti and paper streamers. Ticket
spectators stood ready to supply OBJ.
servation car seats at prices ranginl
from $40 to $40 each and did a
hustling business despite the hundreds
of per cent. profit they charged.
There was little change over night
in the actual racing or wagering sit.
uation. Even money prevailed on tho
varsity four-mile race, with Harvard 8
slight favorite in the junior and Yale
In the freshman contests. The coaches
reported a quiet and uneventful night
at both camps and the regatta off.
cials stated that every detail for con.
ducting the race had been completed.