New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-26

dashed water into his face and broug
The men of the Harvard eight fin
shed sitting erect in their seats after
nsintsning a pace that must have
averaged thirty-four strokes to the
minute for almost the entire length Of
the course. They seldom seemed to
drop below that. Frequently they ap-
resred TO pick up when the Yale crew
made some heartbreaking efforts to
,lose the gap of open water.
Il was over before the collapse Of
ths Yale stroke The race was de-
eided near the three mile mark Up
10 that point Harvard had been lead
me By o length and a quarter. The
Yale coxswain called on his men to
close the gap and the fight began. The
Ysle crew worked up to stroke of
thirty-eight to the minute and the Blue
shell came up by inches.
The bow of the Yale boat moved up
on line with the stern of the Harvard
shel Then the Yale boat crept up by
xsyering inches until had closed up
about an eighth of the length of the
Harvard shell. The crimson-tipped
blades took the water more rapidly
ud'again the gap opened. Yale had
made its supreme challenge, and it was
not enough. After that effort those
in the observation trains knew that
Yale could not win.
The Yale crew seemed to go entirely
to pieces in that last mile. The men
splashed heavily and the oars seemed
10 waver. The bodies that had been
moving so rythmically at the start
we're swinging jerkily. Peters, the
stroke, sagged forward and his oar
slipped from his hands while his head
dropped down on his chest. Driscoll,
h the bow, was ready to drop, and did
sink to the bottom of the shell the
moment the Harvard shell crossed the
line.
The official times announced were:
Harvard, % minutes and IL seconds !;
Yale, 20 minutes and 46 seconds.
Yale won both Of the morning events
and Yale men were confident that the
varsity race would be an even more
decisive victory than either of the
other two. The Yale freshmen won
ever the two-mile course by two-thirds
Of length and the Yale junior varsity
crew beat the Harvard crew by half a
length in 10 minutes and 6 seconds.
Light Youngster Makes Good
Reggie Jenney, who stroked the Har-
yrd crew to this som ewhat amazing
victory, is the lightest youngster who
ever pulled an oar in this gruelling
iour-mle race. In the prep schools he
vas such runt that they used him for
soxswain. But the scant las pounds in
that slight frame of his is made UP of
| composition like steel wire. Not once
during that course did the stroke Of the
Harvard crew waver.
Behind him the other seven men of
The crew seemed to bulk like giants,
aut it was the runt that led to concert
d power. And the runt was the fresh
st Of them all at the finish, when they
rested until the badly spent Yale crew
Iplashed up and across the finish line.
Harvard had the endurance, and the
major part of the endurance was in the
viry frame of Reggie Jenney, though
| few rowing coaches would look at him
Tice as crew prospect.
It was a perfect afternoon for the
nee. The observation trains on both
ades were iammed and thousands lined
.he banks, while thousands more were
the line of yachts that marked the
ane Of the race for the first few miles.
was not the vociferous crowd that
assd to be here in the days when col
sge spirit was higher proof than " of
iper cent but the Harvard crowd found
1enty to be enthusiastic about after the
srss three miles.
The rival coaches, William Haines,
VI Harvard and Guy Nickalls, of Yale
sstched the race from the officials
soat. Nickalls saw only a part of it.
shen the two shells PISSED the Navy
lard at the two-mile mark Nickalls
mrned to the stern of the boat and
ased moodily at the wake. Haines
'esmed and pulled industriously at
n1nlighted and empty pipe.
All OF the races were rowed up
Mseam Yale swung into position for
as Varsity first. Harvard followed to
r. stake boat beside the railroad
Mage There was little fgeting
slound, as the water was almost slack
wen the crews lined up.
Harvard Assumes Lead
70 the first few strokes the Harvard
sci iec and their stroke was keyed
70 ss high as forty to the minute.
= me first mile the slight lead which
- harvard took while the observat ton
ss'ns were rounding distractions was
maetehed to full length. At mile and
aaH there was bit Of shimmerinc
s sxr between the shells. The Yale
d.. shefs IN cars did not worry about
~, KS long race" they said. "Tbev
:. hoic that lead. They can't keep
d. pace Ihey will crumple." But
- were holding that lead when the
~. 80 s"ep, past the line of sub
r,snes al The navy yard.
w another mile the shells were on
~, 70 terms, gliding smoothly along the
!. al. men Yale started its challenge.
-. 'slng 'ght. The Yale cheers foated
me water as the Yale shell began
sep forward and that patch TO open
s,h III oegan 70 narrow. When the bow
3. vac Yale shell crept up and passed
=, ''sfn OF the Harvard boat the Yale
50. IN the observation cars were
.<ming with delight.
~ nac come what they were WAITING
ss, .ae Yale spart which was to bring
80. .he Harvard collapse. The squirt
NJ out 1t did not last. and the Hair
~. collapse failed utterly to mate
! .,..ss- The pace of the Crimson
Na oars increased and the Yale
~ slipped behind again. Once more
p.esn water cleaned ominously.
SCI. 80 something worse than that was
49, rather than seen by the watch
~. "a the observation cars. The Yale
~ wss very tired and wayering
~. insy were clawing al the water
w.. ,,ySsrstely. while the runt In the Har-
y. 80 shell was leading a stroke that
as steady in this crisis as It was
les IRA. mile.
., Nickalls Realizes Defeat
aefe vas little use in calling TO
=. ysssfsw of eight spent and wavering
1 sts-sas'ets- The race was lost. Guy
f.. mad realized that mile be-
as,s me Harvard crew had taken the
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