Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-24
Blue Oarsmen Never Headed in
Premier Race of 55th Regatta of
the Two Universities --Superior
Form of Winning Grew Feat
ures Gruelling Four-Mile Strug-
gle = Harvard Freshmen and
Juniors Win in Forenoon Races

New London, Conn, (By A. P.)-
Rowing a steady sustained stroke of
80 to the minute for the full four
miles, the Yale varsity crew defeated
Harvard's eight by close to three
lengths in the feature race of the 55th
regatta Of the rival universities late
this afternoon. The story of the race
is a story of three-foot lead snatch
ed in the first few beats of the contest
gradually stretched into a three
length lead at the finish of the long
four mile upstream row.
The contest, which savored more of
a well ordered procession rather than
a battle of blades, was without partic-
ular thrill other than the perfect form
and Craftsmanship shown by the New
Haven crew coached by the English
oarsmen George and Jim Cordeddy.
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 a greater extent
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 81 min
utes and 50 seconds to Harvard's 90
minutes and seconds The winners
time today fell one minute and 81
seconds behind the course record
made by Harvard in 1916. The Blue
tipped oars were showing the way at
the end of the first half mile by three
quarters of length and this distance
had been Increased by a few feet of
open water at the mile. At the half
way flags Yale was in the van by two
and a. quarter lengths, the times of
the two shells being: Yale 1887;
Harvard 1915.
Here the Cambridge combination
made it's one despeate effort to over
take the leaders and raising the stroke
to "a slowly crept up for the m; a r
fraction of a shell length but Yale ~
swered the challenge with a little
deeper catch and a 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 Bartlt .. ,
Cove, the Eli sweep swingers, without
raising the stroke single beat. =. ad
ually carried the stern of their shell
few feet at time away from the
Crimson craft. The two length lead
increased to two and a quarter; to
two and a half and to the chorus of
steam yacht whistles and scions in the
lastsfew strokes Yale drove ahead I'M
til a full three lengths separated the
victor and vanquished.
The official times by half miles for
the full race follow:
Yale-2:34 SIT; 1852; 1887;
1917; 1911; 1888; 21:53.
Harvard-2:3 5:21; 1858; 10:45;
49,: "a; 1920; 1907; 22:06.
The triumph of Yale varsity eight
coming after the double defeat in the
forenoon races when the Eli fresh
men were swamped in the first con-
test and the juniors were completely
outclassed in the contest for second
varsity shells, proved a stimulating
victory to Eli rowing supporters to-
night. For the second consecutive
time in two years a Yale varsity
crew had turned back the Harvard
favorites in the big race Of the an
nual intervarsity regatta bc.weerI
these two famous New England uni
versities.
While there was no pronounced