Show Yale Captures Preliminary Honors in Annual Regatta S With Harvard on Thames Wins Freshman and Junior Junor Varsity ty Events Premier Event Scheduled Scheduled Sched Sched- uIe for Late in Aftem Afternoon on With Y Yale Ie Ruling Five to Four Favorite Brilliant Throng to Witness Historic Race I f NEW LONDON Conn J June June- n 25 Yale 25 Yale triumphed oVer over Harvard in the first two events events' of the annual regatta here today winning both the freshman and junior varsity r races races c s 's Yale took the j junior b or varsity ra race o by a a- full length while the finish of the freshman event w was was' close Harvard took the lead at the start in b both th races butS but S Yale Vale spurted at the one mile mark In both events the the Yale J crew was was able t to tb take tak the lead at the he halfway mark and r 0 i S it until th finish L hold un S S 5 5 5 S i f 11 iBy I I 1 1 r By By Henry L L. L Farrell arrell F yr i r United Press Press Press' Staff cofre Correspondent V 1 II N. N N NEW EW LONDON LONbON Conn June 25 In Ablaze bl z of ci tish show w and md splendor the Yale a and d Harvard crews drop the curtain curtain- on intercollegiate sports here today with their annual battle on on th th Thames S 'S u 7 The harbor was was' filled with the yachts of the Morg ns th thi f the tIle Goulds the Whitneys the the the Merri m io mans ana and ov rl l other otner 1 oil successful I onno sons of 01 ui C S m io mans ana and ov rl l other otner 1 oil successful I onno sons of 01 ui Incoming r roads ad were Jammed and the streets streets- were dense with long lines of or origl igl powered automobiles laden with partisan supporters of or the two big universities uni uni- Both squads were were to be taken out for fresh air on a short yacht trip today coming back only only- in time to get Into I their togs and take their shells down off oU off the shelf shelt A ghost from Tie fie gridiron at Cambridge ge will sit In the Yale shell and urge eight brawny Ells Ella to avenge the victory of the Harvard eleven cleven last November I A shade of ot last June will rise up from irom the bottom of or the Thames and beckon I on the Harvard crew crew to a victory that will make malte amends for the loss last year to Yale Tale The result of the race will not notI I have the slightest effect in crowning the water vater kings of the year But what the therace therace I race lacks In official quality will be more than made up In sentiment and tradition I handed down from crew to crew sInce sinca 1864 S when Yale I won the first race I For r fM six fifty J years vear e with h the exception i of nt if 1917 when her young blood was In France Tale Yale and Harvard have battled on the water The score stands Yale 26 Harvard 22 Seven times the event was open and won by other crews Harvard however howe has the best modern record with eight victories out of or the last eleven years veirs The Tale Yale varsitY crew Including Including- Cornelius Cornelius Cornelius Cor Cor- nelius Vanderbilt Whitney son of ot Harry Payne Whitney is considered a slight favorite over Harvard The record for tor the mile four Thames course 1 is 20 minutes and 20 seconds made in 1916 1516 by the Harvard eight It is considered considered con con- in no danger today Indications promised that the schedule would be carried out on OT time with the freshman race this morning at 9 9 45 45 standard Eastern time The Junior varsity var var- sity aRy was to follow tollow immediately and the feature event will be held at 5 p p. p m. m |