New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
HARVARD EIGHT
DEFEATS CORNELL
Crimson Crew Wins by
More than Two
Lengths.

Cambridge. Mass. May 20.-Harvard
varsity and freshman crews defeated
Cornell in two races in the Charles
River basin to-day. In the varsity
race the Crimson held the advantage
almost from the first stroke. while the
freshman contest was more equal.
When the varsity crews settled down
after their sprint from the mark Har-
wards shell was quarter OF length
i'm front Rowing a stroke or two high
or than their rivals, the Crimson forged
steadily ahead until they had lead OF
n length
Approaching the mile mark at Har-
ward Bridge. Cornell cut down the lead
TO half a length. Harvard met the
challenge by raising the stroke and
steadily opened up a substantial lead
until the shell flashed by the finish
flag a little more than two lengths
ahead. The official time for the mile
and seven-eighths was; Harvard, 9:41;
Cornell, 1854.
The freshman race was exciting from
the start. with never half length diff
ference between the boats. What ad-
vantage there was Harvard generally
held, but the Cornell youngsters made
q driving finish. falling short OF victory
only BY a scant quarter of length.
The official time was: Harvard, 9;59;
Cornell. 1901.
Harvard oarsmcn made q clean sweep
Of the regatta by taking the junior
events sasily. i'm the Harvard-Nale
championship class crew race Harvard's
sophomores led the Yale juniors by
about fourth lengths. Harvard's time
was 1856 and Yale's 1917.
In the single scull race y. Z. Darling,
of Harvard, won by more than two
lengths in 6 minutes 81 seconds for the
mile. S. G. Gaillard, Of Yale, was sec
ond. G.. +. Talbot, Of Harvard, third,
and II. S. Duncombe, Of Yale, fourth.
The summary follows;
The victory of the Harvard varsity
eight over the Comedians was the first
the Crimson has registered against
Courtney varsity crew on the Charles
River since 1908. That year, however,
Cornell had an admittedly weak crew.
To-day two splendidly equipped elghts
met for the race. 1t has been only
within day or two that Harvard felt
that il had a chance TO beat Cornell.
The Cambridge eight has improved very
fast since the race at Princeton, few
changes in the rigging working out
well and the men developing lot OF
power. Yesterday. when Cornell prae-
tised here. the Harvard coaches believed
II would be impossible for them 20
keep their boat going at high stroke
for a short race, and that is how Things
turned out this afternoon.
Cornell did not seem hnish crew
to-day, the boat travelling heavily az
times and Harvard being able TO hold
its lead as IL chose, although rowing
q stroke always from one TO three
points higher. At the start Harvard
caught the water first, and. breaking
into a 80 to the minute pace, secured
a third of a boat length lead before
the crews had gone 500 yards. AFTER
that both crews settled down. Harvard
rowing 80 and Cornell 80, but Harvard
workmanship was perfect. and the crew
gained a little at every sweep.
Then. when Cornell dropped 70 80,
while Harvard held at 80, the lthacans
held their own for "A time, although
still behind. The Crimson lost none OF
it's advantage coming up TO the bridge
which is about a mile from the nnlsh'
and after passing under the arches
hogan to draw away again. Three-quar-
tiers of mile from the finish the GRIM
son. which had been gradually pulling
away. opened up a little water. Inc
shells never Tapped after this. Inc
spurt did not start until well down INTO
the basin, but when Cornell began 10
strive for fast finish, Harvard ripped
its sweeps through at sc 10 the MIN
ute clip. Cornell going TO "a, but to no
result. Even in the final break Tor tne
line Harvard continued 70 gain, hnaily
winning by nearly a length OF open
water