New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
Ellis Row Beautifully
Timed Races, Coming
From Behind In Each
Event to Shatter AL
Time Records.
Early Victories Make Blues
Again Favorite for Ma
jor Contest at 7:45 I'd. S.
To- Tonight Though
Crimson Has Strong
Backing.

Regatta Course. New London.
June - lP-Yale's rowing forces
got off to smashing start today in
their annual regatta with Harvard
by winning both the freshman and
junior varsity two-mile races with
sensational finishes and in record.
SCATTERING times.
Yale Is Superb
The Ellis, rowing beautifully timed
races, came from behind In each
event to row Harvard into submis-
sion and pull away to open water
advantages in the last few hundred
yards Of the Thames river course.
Their margin of victory was q
length and half in the freshman
test and close to two lengths in the
junior varsity contest.
Records Are SHATTERED
Both of Yale's crews smashed the
former recods for these events By
wide margins, benefited By ideal
water conditions, but so sYift was
Tthe pace that Harvard also was ven
inside the former record for each
race. A;
Displaying the greatest speed q
the four crews, fa4e3 sfrssAiAel
swept over the finish Ane in D MIN
Htes. IS seconds 10 1asAsh w OVER
80 seconds the old record sfsa-a3 -
set by Harvard In 1908. 1h6 t6s
the fastest two n,llesA ever rowed by
crew Of any class in the Harvard.
Yale regatta. which dates In begin.
ming back IS years to 1852.
The Yale Junior varsity was time.
ed in minutes, % as seconds 10
beat the mark Of $3.50 the Ell
'Jayvees" set up in 1925.
Harvards freshmen were clicked
In SEE rs and the Crimson .Jays
wees in 9:..9.
ELI Favoritcs Again.
This spectacular twin-yictory for
, Yale's oarsmen in the regatta's pre-
| lininaries. fresh triumpns, for Ed
Leaders famous system" swung
opinion toward the Ellis as favoriteS
for the climax battle this evening,
the four-mile down stream varsity
pull scheduled at 7:4o o'clock, east.
ern daylight time. Harvard's pros.
poets. however, still were highly re.
, sarded in tho final race. with the
| crimson primed for dig effort 10
! check Iale's six-year winning
streak.
1t was the same story in each Of
| the morning races.
| The Yale freshmen were quicker
to catch their flying opportunity IN
I the first race but the Eli "Jayvees, =
when they finally hit top stride. won
by a greater margin as they swept
across the finish.
In both events Harvards oarsmen
were swifter at the start. catching
( the water first and pulling out into
! substantial leads. The crimson year.
/ lings fought for and held an adva1l :
tage Of from 10 to 80 feet in the first
mile. but at the halfway mark yield-
/ ed TO Iale's challenge. 1t was still
nip and tuck for another half mile,
but going into the stretch the Eli
| beat lifted its beat three notches.
from So to Sc, and won Eeing away.
a half length of open water showing
| at the finish.
Harvards "Jayvees" gained q lend
Of half length in the first mile OF
he New Haven race, but again gave
| way to Yale's stronger finishing pow.
| trs.
! Picturesque Setting.
The Ellis came up to even terms
! for first time with half mile to 90
and pulled away rapidly from the
firing crimson eight In The last half
mile. Both races finished in, a lane,
/ banked by the greatest and most col-
orful array OF yachts and other craft
ever gathered for the regatta. 1t was
picturesque setting and Yale's VIC
! tories were greeted by tremendous
! tributes from the whist IS and horns
/ OF the assembled boats.