The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-24
RECORD GOES
 WHEN HARVARD
 BOYS WIN RAGE

New London. June 24-Harvard's masterful varsity crew defeated Yale on the Thames late yesterday after moon by six lengths of open water in l 20 minutes 3 seconds, and last night ECambridge graduates. under and over, are celebrating as they never before have oe1ebrated- The final pull of Stroke Lund brought what Harvard wanted but hardly expected to bring aboSat-A clean sweep of the triver and Ia new record for the course from Red ETop to the ra11rOad bridge
 ! The record of 20 minutes 10 seconds Ehas been attacked yearly since 1t was made by the Yale crew on June 2s, I1s8&- On this occasion. the hftieth Irace between the great rivals. liar Evard has seen it not only to. eclipse 1.-the naarks but to smash 1t to pieces. In disappointing years Yale has had Ethe Eec1Rd for consolation but yester- Iday the mark which has w1thStood kperenmia1 onsiaughts &or 2S years is tnoG even left for the Ellis to lean on. There was no doubt concerning sHarvaEd's superiority, Except for lthe first 10 strokes, when Yale be- tcause Of . Hast start led by 20 feet, 1.-the Crimson craft was never second ITt had a length at the mile. two at the two miles, three at the three miles
  hund. the powerful youth who sur ipr1aed the sporting world two years sa<aB by pacing a Harvard second crew Ito victory in inc English Henley, end led his career as a Harvard athlete last might. but that career will never be ,forgot1en where two Harvard men sreet, whether it be in New York or sthe F7Jl Islands
 Yale had more than the best crew .4hat Harvard ever boasted to beat when it was getting back, the old HouAdog fight and showing it by driving sprint at the two mile mark Eoxswain T. H LAsfaF steered into ffhe flag which indicated the distance land threw his whole crew out of tstroaze. There is little reason to be- s1ieve that this may have deprived tKa1aAOf winning, but it certainly had Ia depressing psychological effect upon fhe Eli varsity. To the New Haven Iadherezts in the observation train on the east bank it meant the dying gaaD-
 Harvard caught the water first, satazt1ne eaGi1T with a, 32 stroke Yale hit fine stroke up two beats higher, Iand the Yale shell showed in front at . slight advantage, but it was Esz1ost-fyed. for before a quarter of a of the Harvard shell showed in the Head. At the mile flags Harvard was Ghree-quArters of length ahead Er0w4n% Mt 90. while Yale was hanging ion with powerful 3z.
 Now f1ae Harvard shell began fd fcreep ahead and the Yale crowds on Sf1aa trains were on their feet yelling E7fke mad, Hold 'ern, TA1e1'' but Ya1e fc0u1nn't hold 'era. Harvard went ia1ong SO smoothly and with such Ap- kpaReGt ease that it hardly seemed ad If great power were being applied kThe shell cut through fhsw ateF i, Fit was run by great motor.
 Just after paAsing tf1e mile mari kXa1S hit the. beat Hp a few strokes land Las1aAr called upon the Blue oFs sxnsm to spHrt. BFawelY did they Pe <Fspond, and mighty shout went Ill kfrOm the crowd as the Eli shell GU kAown HaRwaFd,s Lead. LHHd. tn kCri1nson stroke, took no notice of tn Eeasnyss approaet, end cries of warn hing came from the boats of 0veranx s5ous Harvard men. Steadily Yal kcrept up untia the lead had been GU Ssdown to half a length, Harvard wa Astil1 rowing 8 qniet, easy 80, wllil XaAe was pltnging along at & Esstrol6e.
 Yale couldn't stand tfaa strain, Car ktain Low seemed t0 be 9 bit ahead C the otheRs the catch. Meyer, 6 kTo, f, was weaving aboHts iH Festles sfaslai0R, Occasionally there was ksp1ash which showed that there wa Ia lack of haFHa0Rv iR the .Xa1s pull, Approaching the navy yard, wheF kffle A6tilla of submarines and terped 5ooat dRstFoyeFs looked gFiREy on, th EKa1e sRaEt ceased, and Harvard agai began to crawl away. still RH1liH ke10Hg at the long, powerful 80. Wha h&f1e shining 0aF blades were plunge ldeeR ia the water the shell FespoRde las tf it was something instinct wit s1ife.
 FAs Crimson first shot through tE ftwe-Hafie stake flags, and then "a
 weRt through it's lane eR tfe ca ledge of the course. At the top of tf
 stake, blue Fa1e flag f4atteFed iR tf E0Fesze. LashaF, ffas Yale eaxswai kStseEed his shsIl t0e close ta tRe stal la passing and the long, b14e-tippe keaE ek the stroke, La#FeRes, bFushf
 aEaARst the stake just enough IFeEiRg. This diseeReeEtiRg eecu
 Fense tAFsw the 0aFsFnea( off the
 forEa, and ia the next 50 yards u sYale shell fell back weefa1lF until . ewaS trailing Harvard by two leagtf
 As far as the Facs was eoRcerne lit was all oyer right then and -thes tGaanely did Yale try ta make uP { kths costly error, but every squirt w ksterR4y and powerfully answered
 the Harvard crew. On and Qp tn
 rowed, Harvard gaining steadily, al
 the race became 8 Processiop. N
 once did Ll1nd have to call for
 stroke above 30.
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 WALNUFS FS. SAFOKS.