The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-21

NEW LONDON, Conn. June 2o.-Yale
won the varsity race In the fifty-sec-
ond regatta with Harvard OH the
Thames this evening. After having
trailed for more than half Of the four
mile course the Ellis came through
with splendid rally that quickly
pulled them into the lead. Once in
front they never were headed and they
swept up to the finish line length
and a half In front of the Harvard
eight
Yale's time, 81 minutes ~ 1-5 sec
onds was l minute 40 LIS seconds be-
hind the record for the race down
stream, set by the Harvard crew In
1916. The difference between the Blues
performance to-day and the course
mark was equal to about thirty boat
lengths. Harvard was caught in 21
minutes 472-5 seconds.
Yales victory put II on equal terms
With the Crimson in the matter OF sue
c'sses in varsity races since they In
ausurated their meetings on Lake
Ninnepesaukee, New Hampshire. in 1852
Each institution now has twenty-six
races TO its credit.
Harvard's crews went out on the
Thames with the cherished ambition to
duplicate the remarkable feat OF the
eghts OF 1916, who swept the river. By
noon that ambition had been trans
i'rmed not merely into a strong threat
uut into direct menace. But in the
cooi Of the evening Il was baked in
no uncertain fashion, Harvard needed
only that varsity race to make good Its
mreat' for In the morning, in two mile
contests that developed truly homeric
struggles, Harvard had won both the
freshman and second varsity events.
'rimson Freshmen Win by 4 Feet
The freshman race went to the Grim.
soh by the scant margin OF only foul
te, IN the good time OF 10 minute.
.. 90 seconds. as against 10 minutes
% seconds for the Eli cubs. Ir
m' nAtue for the second yarsities Har.
,ts na,us advantage at the end was one
mra OF length and Its time was 10
"'Hutes 40 40 seconds. Yale was
timed in 10 minutes Al As seconds.
Men who have been coming to Har.
IHa-fale resattas for 80 many year,
mat 'helr better halves refuse to permit
I'm 10 give the exact figures, agreed
nat the races to-day brought out the
"nes' competition yet seen In the row.
ms classic, The varsity race of 1915
"n.ch was won by Yale by SO small q
inS.sin that the Judges themselves wers
uouot' resulted In a closer finish thar
%at OF this evening. Many years age
"ere was dead heat In tho freshman
@ .aee and oft and anon the second var
V event has been won by less thar
'"e'third Of boat length.
a, taAen as group the struggieI
a. uls DAY were the most intense al
t.s way through and the closest at the
nI OF any recorded In college rowins
cio.S, i.SN, They stand even without q
bi.ss second in Harvard-Yale reGatts
hsy' hs Tor the aggregate advantage al
rt ~ nhish of all three winning crews wal
hne ieet less than two boat lengths
'''ut III feet in all.
Late start for Varsity Race.
me varsity race was marred by Z
a. , lnsunerable delay. frst because
~. ockeyins by Yale and then beoaus.
water became too rough for a race
time II was thought that the con,
would have to be postponed unit
MORROW. William Msikelham OF New
80 =. and Columbia, the perennial refere,
IA me regatta. went out time and agar
N. ok over the course and always cam,
n. usappointins news that he regarded
river as being a triie too rough fol
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