The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-23
HARVARD
REGATTA TODAY
Ideal Weather and Water Conditions
for Fiftieth Annual COMPETE
ton Of the Two
Colleges.
HARVARD WINS OPENER
Crimson Rowers Favored to Take ali
Of tho Events and Tie the
Score Of Halt
Century.
HARVARD WINS OPENER

NE" ,LONDON, Conn-, June IS.-
A perfect rowing day greeted the
thousands Of visitors who poured into
New London today for the annual
clash OF the Yale and Harvard crews
the climax Of the eastern rowing
season. Experts and the betting
favored Harvard to sweep the river.
Unless the Crimson varsity eight,
one of the most powerful ever sent
down from Cambridge, leaves four or
five open lengths of water behind as
1t crosses the finish, those who have
watched the work of the two crews
will be greatly surprised.
The four mile course over which
the crews will try conclusions this
afternoon, was lined with the yachts
of the wealthy early today. There
was the huge floating palace Of ]. P.
Morgan and craft of every description
down to the tiny knockabout Of the
New York Yacht club station. They
formed perfect setting for the Grim
son and Blue freshmen as they
padded out for their tvs mile race
at $3.50 this morning. The second
varsity eight was scheduled at 1890
and the varsity at 5:45.
The rival varsity Fights have come
down to the wire today in perfect
shape for the race. The Cam bridge
eight has been showing vastly superior
form throughout the earlier races Of
the season. its defeat of Cornell being
the most noteworthy performance.
There is 4 feeling among rowing
men here today. however, that Nick
alls has something up his sleeve, Eng
lish fashion, beside his handkerchief,
and that the powerful Yale eight with
its English stroke may uncover
burst of speed which Will give the
Crimson stiff fight.
This is the f1ftieth Harvard-Yale re
gatta. twenty-five times Yale has
carried the Blue to victory, while
Harvard has won twenty-fnur varsity
races. The Crimson will make a SUI
preme effort this year to tie the
series.
Harvard Wins First.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June %
Harvard won the freshman two mile
race, the opening event of the annual
Yale-Harvard regatta on the Thames
today under ideal weather and water
conditions.
The Crimson freshmen were full
length ahead Of the Ellis as they
crossed the line.
The two Fights were off at s:44
Yale got away to strong start, nos
ing out into the lead. At the half
mile Yale was still slightly ahead and
pulling away Harvard, however, soon
settled down and the race from this
time on was a nip and tuck battle.
Approaching the finish Harvard squirt
ed and took the lead.
Harvard's time for the two miles
was 1926 3-5; Yale, 1879.
The race was started at the navy
yard two miles up the river from the
railroad bridge. The crowds on the
observation trains were on hand on
both banks at $3.50 when the officials
ordered the crews to get ready. The
course was lined with magnificent
pleasure craft, practically all the way
from the navy yard to the bridge. The
race was down stream with Yale in
the east lane and Harvard in the west.
The freshman eight cared race was
set for 1890 and the big show, the
varsity eight cared race starts at
BIS p. m.
Harvard won the junior varsity
eight cared two mile race, the second
event OF the day.
The junior varsity race started at
1888 Yale got away in the lead.
Harvard was slow at the start, but at
the quarter mile had overtaken the
Blue crew At the mile point they
were about even. From then on. how
ever, Harvard pulled steady ahead,
crossing the finish line a full length
and a half ahead of the Yale eight.