The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-24
'YALE,CREW WAS
FAR SUPERIOR
Held Harvard Safely From
Start of Varsity
Race
NEARLY 3 LENGTHS
AHEAD AT FINISH
Harvard's Work Was Rath-
err Ragged, Yale's
Very Even

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close to three lengths in the feature
race of the 55th regatta of the rival
universities here late yesterday after.
noon. The story of the race is story
OF three-foot lead snatched in the
first few beats of the contest, gradu
ally stretched into three length lead
at the finish Of the long four-mile up
stream row.
The contest, which savored more of a
we'll ordered procession, rather than a
battle of blades, was without particu.
lar thrill other than the perfect form
and Craftsmanship shown by the New
Haven crew, coached by. the English
oarsmen, George and Jim Corderry. In
this respect, Harvard was not so far
behind but the final application of
power so noticeable in the Eli blade
work, was missing to greater ex-
tent in the beat Of the crimson.
The superiority Of the Yale crew is
well illustrated by the Official time
for the race, which was won in 2l min
utes and SO seconds to Haryard's q
minutes and 6 seconds. The winners
time yesterday fell one minute and 81
seconds behind the course record made
by Harvard in 1915. The blue tipped
oars were showing the way at the end
Of the first half mile, by three quar-
tiers of length and this distance had
been increased by q few feet of open
water at the mile. At the half way
flags, Yale was in the van by two and
quarter lengths, the times of the
two shells being: Yale 1887, Harvard
l0:45.
Here the Cambridge combination
made its one desperate effort TO over
take the leaders and raising the stroke
TO "a, slowly crem up for the major
fraction of shell length but Yale
answered the challenge with little
deeper catch and trifle more power
and soon regained the advantage of
full two lengths lead.
Strengthening out for the final mile
drive to the finish line at Bartlett's
cove, the Eli sweep-swingers, without
raising the stroke single beat, grad
ually carried the stern of their shell
few feet at a time away from the
crimson craft. The two length lead
increased to two and a quarter; to
two and half and to the chorus of
steam yachts whistles and sirens in
the last few strokes, Yale drove ahead
until full three lengths separated the
victors and vanquished.
The official times by half miles for
the full race follows.
Yale: 2;34 ,5;l7, 1852, 1917; 1911,
1888, 21:53.
Harvard; 1887, 5:2l, 7,5s, l0:45,
3:24, 1920, 1907, 22:06.
The triumph of Yale varsity eight
coming after the double defeat in the
forenoon races when the Eli freshmen
were swamped in the first contest and
the juniors were completely outclassed
In the contest for second varsity shells, |
proved stimulating victory to Eli |
rowing supporters. For the second |
time in two years, Yale |
varsity crew had turned back the Har- |
Yard favorites in the big race of the
annual intervarsity regatta between |
.hese two famous New England uni
gersities.
While there was no pronounced dis
.ress evidenced by the oarsmen of Ell !
her crew at any period Of the race,
,r after the finish, Harvard's men ap. |
,eared at times to swing slightly out |
If line and the crimson boatmen, par
those toward the bow, failed |
o maintain perfect rhythm with the
stroke set by Brown. This perfect |
'ynchronism was much more pro-
bounced in the manner in which stroke /
wings swing went down through the
TALE craft from stern TO bow.
The crimson, as the half mile flags
we're passed, left no doubt as TO the
'etter combination and Harvard sup
'orfers had no excuses or slibis 10 of
er for defeat
The race was rowed under perfect
heather and water conditions and in
marked contrast TO the morning con-
ests when rough water and squally
finds handicapped the contestants.
Tide conditions favored the shells ~
heir upstream course ana Yale CO.
erts on both observation trains and
liver banks, doubled their cheers when
lst as the Eli crews STAYED of Hsr
ards one serious challenge at the
wo-mile mark, perfect rainbow APP
cared against the storm clouds in the
asst and hung over the river showing
preponderance of blue until after the
ace had been finished.
Always one of the most colorful
owing classics Of the year, the Thames
ngstta favored by nearly ideal wealth
/ conditions, fully lived UP to its repu-
alton as an unusual spectacle. When
be picturesque banks OF the river
long the course were clustered with
hrongs taking advantage of every
antage point, pslstial yachts, steam
pats and small craft OF every descrip-
on crowded the river.
Observation trains on both sides Of
he river carried their quota Of spec
,tors.
Bernard B. Pelly Of Seattle. Wash.
a. elected captain Of the 1923 Yale
lew ct = meeting Of the oarsmen aft
! the race PeIy roWed number four
the Junior varsity yesterday. RE
as captain OF he freshman crew.
A II. Ladd. jr., Of Boston was elect
I csptaiE Of the Harvard crew for
sxt year. Ladd rowed number four
the second varsity crew yesterday.