The sun., 1919-06-15
HARVARD AND YALE
Il ROW AGAIN FRIDAY.
2 Old Rivals to Meet on Thames
River for First limo
Since 1916.
BLUE VARSITY FAVORED
M Has Done More Impressive
Work--Elis Get Chance
to Even the Score.
BLUE VARSITY FAVORED
ny DANIEL.

/, Again It Is Jure and once moro those
familiar little flags mark out the lanes
in the four mile rowing course on the
Thames at New London. Again the
camps at Red Top and Gales Ferry are
all abustle and the old river Is alive with
lusty young oarsmen and their frsil
shells, for Harvard and Yale have come
gatta.
After lapse Of two years-two war
ridden springs which were marked by
only one Harvard-Yale regatta over the
two mile course on the Housatonic River
the old rivals have come back to the
historic stretch Of water at New London
4, and next Friday will see them have It
out again in the races for varsity, second
varsity and freshman crews. On the eve
of the regatta there may be a race be-
tween combination crews and a sculling
match between Prof. Mather Abbott. the
Yale coach, and Bill Haines. the Har-
, ward mentor.
- The last previous Harvard-Yale re-
Satta on the Thames was rowed on June
2a, 1916. and 1t resulted in utter rout for
Yale. Not only did Harvard win all
three races but its varsity lowered the
record for the downstream course from
30 minutes 10 seconds, MS established by
the Ellis In 1888. to 20 minutes 2 seconds.
Tho record for the upstream course still
stands at 20 minutes So seconds. AS this
years contest will be rowed downstream
that mark will not be In jeopardy. Nor
do we think that the downstream record
will be in any danger either. for neither
OF the varsities seems to be capable Of
anything like the performance Of the
Harvard eight Of three years ago.
Regatta OF 1917 Cancelled.
The spring Of 1917 saw America en-
ter the war and the regatta was can
celled. In 1913 1t was decided to re-
vive the races, but not to go back to
New London. The regatta was taken
to the Housa tonic, and Harvard won
both the varsity and the freshman
Tt ces. There was some idle talk Of
giving up New London for good. But
with the return Of peace and with calm
consideration taking the place of war
ny sierra 1t was seen that the Thames
vss the only place for the regatta, and
10 1t Is to the Thames that We re-
turn next Friday.
The Harvard-Yale races on Friday
will be the ffty-second since the college
rowed their first regatta on Lake Wini-
pesaukee, at Centre Harbor. N. H.. back
In 1852. Those early races were over
short courses. In 1875 New London
became the scene of the annual strug-
giles To date Harvard has won twenty
six varsity races and Yale twenty-five.
30 this years contest presents to the
Blue the opportunity to even the score.
That Yale will even the score 10
highly likely, for just now the Ellis APP
pear to be the better crew. There has
been very little wagering as yet, but in
whatever bets have been made Yale
ucually has been quoted the favorite
at 5 to and s to 3.
The time trials of the Yale varsity
have been the more impressive. Las,
Thursday morning the Els went over
the four miles downstream In 81 min
utes 10 seconds, the fastest time made
on the Thames this year. Last Monday
Harvard went the four miles down
stream in FL minutes IS seconds. Yale
rcwed the four miles In 81 minutes 81
seconds the Saturday before, and In
32 minutes seconds on the following
Tuesday. The next day saw Harvard
row the four miles upstream In 20 min.
utes II seconds. The Yale trials aver.
age up better than the Harvard tim,
efforts and In addition Yale has the one
best trial.