Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-24
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HARVARD WINS REGATTA
NEW LONDON EVENT is
WON BY CRIMSON EIGHT
inie f.oHcs D! Three Lcngths--Hnr-
ward Eight Breaks Record Nude
by Hnic I'm 1888,

;, NEW LONDON. CONN. June "a
loving the course In record time, the
ia'" this afternoon in the four-mile
/ race. the feature event Of the nftieth
iIrSsatta between the two universities
The victory completed IL cfaan sweep
"i me Thames River. which began yes.
to-day with the rowing of the fresh
nan sub-fours and extended through
IN" freshman ana second varsity Fights
races, won early this afternoon.
Weather Was Perfect.
Ieriect weather and water condi-
IONS prevailed when the rival varsity
shortly before o'clock and held true
throughout the race. Harvard Won in
."enty minutes two seconds. thus
clipping eight seconds OFF the best pre-
rious time for tho four miles made by
the Yale crew of 1855. Yalcs time was
2VlI AS result, Of the fast pace set
shells were Strengthened out for the
long race. Yale never seriously threat
eh"d the Crimson. The Blue cOrnbina-
'ion tried desperately several times to
Harvard answered squirt with squirt
ana finished strongly while the ELI
oarsmcn We're badly exhausted when
their shell drftcd across tho finish
line.
Harvard secure. Early Lead.
Harvard. spurred on by the lead Sc
cured III the early portion of the race.
rowed in splendid form throughout the
entire four miles. and won By fully
tire" lengths from the. New Haven
crew. = remarkable feature OF the
race Mas the fact that Harvard rowed
the final two miles in faster time than
,, covered the first half of the course.
utes three seconds and the second. two
miles In the splendid time Of min
utes 80 seconds
AT no time during the forenoon
races there open water between
the freshman or second varsity shells.
and few expected the Crimson TO de-
feat so decisively the English Goa CHI ed
oarsmen Of Yale.
There was just the slightest ripple
on IN" water from the do"nstrcan
breeze when the cishts got Off to a
flowing at the rate Of about six miles
an hour with the crews
point AT forty-to -the-minute clip.
and in the first squirt Yale took the
, lead. After eighth OF a mile OF
sprinting. both strokes dropped their
lower. and, at the halfmile. Harvard
had gained slight advantage.
slowly the Crimson began TO draw
away. and at the mile had about three
quarters of a length lead. rowing thir-
~ TO Yalcs twenty-niue. Before the
! neNt half-mile flags were reached, the
Blue made a game effort 70 regain the
triae "''' " ~ ' .
a, the halfway posts Harvard vas
still slipping rapidly through the wa
ter to stroke i.umd's thirty beat, while
Yale. less than a length behind, WAS
rowing long, slo" twenty eight. AS
the Blue craft passed the post on the
east course. the shell appeared 10
swerve and brush the upright that
projected from the water and sup
ported the flag. The accident moncn-
tarily checked Tale. bnt there was no
loss OF stroke. and Al the two-and "a :
half mile point there Was little change
in the positions.
Tks began tell the Yale
narsmcn. who rowed raGgedly, but
Coxswa!n Thomas Latchcr and Stroke
Lawrence swung the beat into time
again and held their place until three
mile flags were reached. Here the
Ellis began TO break under the strain,
and lost all chance to figure az win
ners Two ot the oarsmen in the mid
die OF the she'll began to splash. and
the boat checked badly between
strokes Harvard took on fresh
strength. and with tho nridge and the
end IN sight. buried their oars in tho
water and pulled through the stroke
with naChinelike precision. Half a
mile from the finish the Crimson had
gained lead of nearly three lengths
whistles. sirens and cannon explosions.
which heraldcd the winning OF the
race
The Yale men were badly exhausted.
but game. and pulled on their oars
: Ike galley slaves; but the power and
the pace to the finish. In fact. some
o. the crew stopped rowing before the
lane was reached and crumpled UP AS
the she'll ran onward BY It's own mo-
\ mentum. When the boats came 20 a
\ stop few feet apart, Harvard's eight
gave its varsity cheer. TO which Yale
ii.thlv responded.