Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-24
HARVARD OARSMEN DEFEAT
YALE IN ALL THREE EVENTS
Crimson Crews Take Freshmen, Second
Varsity and Varsity Races on
Thames River.

NEW LONDON. Conn, June 24.-Har-
ward not only made a clean sweep Of
the three races rowed here with Yale
yesterday, reversing conditions of a
year ago. but its great varsity eight
broke the old four-mile record Of 20:10.
made by the Yale crew of 1888, by
crossing the finish line four lengths ahead
of Yale in the splendid time of zoos.
1t was a great day for Harvard. a
sorry one for Yale. Outside of its
freshman eight, the Yale crews were
never for a moment in the running
This crew was the sole Eli eight which
was ever ahead at any time in any
of the three races. but it's big lead
of three lengths half a mile from the
finish dwind1ed to a nothing As the
two cub shells neared the end the Har-
ward youngsters did the most amazing
bit of rowing seen in many years, when
they not only picked up the three
lacking lengths, but were a few feet
more than boat length beyond Yale's
hopefuls at the line.
1t was a magnificent day for the
regatta. as tide and wind and sun all
contributed their part in making it
noteworthy. Crowds damned this town
from early yesterday morning, and
they all came down the river early to
see the first races today. There was
nothing to mar the contests except the
race by several pleasure boats. The
let-down In policing by the revenue
cutter assigned to that work was 40
bad that Referee Meiklekam issued a
statement condefnnins it, and warning
all owners to be at anchor after n m
under penalty of arrest.
when the observation train moved to
the start of the varsity race there were
Few who had hopes for Yale Harvard
superiority in workmanship and condi
tlon IN the morning had made its i'm
preston, and though the Yale crowds
sang and cheered. there was q feeling
that Harvard would complete it's dav
with a third win by the same kind 81
splendid rowing. -
Race Was All Harvard.
Never was prediction more thor.
oughly fulfilled. From start to finish y,
the varsity 1t Was all Harvard. The
eight rowed better than 1t knew how
1t took matters into its own hands a,
the very start by jumping into the lead
boys. Harvard rowed better. disnIaved
better workmanship and was in Amer
shape for its long-expected battle. II
was a smooth crew that Herrick sent
to the line-smoother than the product
Of Nickalls, and right well it proved
product of an American college, could
learn all and more Of the kinks Of row
ing than thoroughgoinE Britisher. II
was typical American stroke versus a
crew which rowed as Oxford or Cam
bridge might have rowed, and good old
Yankee methods came across the line a
winner
Harvard rowed itself out. 1t was dead
at the line. and only the supreme joy
of victory kept the men sitting erect.
its men. Whittlesey and Meyer, No. 2
and No. Z. respectively, fell over in the
boat exhausted from their frantic ef-
forts to regain Harvard's ever-increas-
ing lead. Thus died the hopes of Yale
men who had counted on Nickalls to
remake this crew In the last two weeks,
an eight containing five members of last
years winning combination against
three in the Harvard shell, but one
which met its complete master in less
experienced crew. 1t was a bitter pill
for the Eli supporters to swallow. and
they were q dumfounded lot after 1t
was over.
Harvard jumped into the lead at the
start by catchinB the water nrst, and 1t
held that lead right to the finish. Both
crews were rowing thirty-two after the
squirt at the start and at the half-mile
mark the Harvard shell was half q
length ahead of Yale. The strokes
held this pace to the mile mark, where
Harvard was q length to the good.
Here Lund dropped to thirty-one and
Lawrence to thirty. as his crew was
splashing badly at the higher clip and
not giving as good an exhibition OF
rowing as Harvard. A quarter farther
on Yale spurted, as the lower pace was
the lead. This Yale squirt was matched
by Hafvard's, and the Crimson quickly
regatned the length.
j. A the Fights passed the mile and q