The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-31

mile three lengths in advance of their COM
petisors. At the mile-snd-A-haf stake
Yale had increased the interval to eight
lengths, but hare the Harvard boat turn
ing more promptly, recovered two lengths.
The Yale men, however, steadlly gained,
and on again passing the spectators, stand,
where the clamor was like the falling OF
he forest, it was evident thst Harvard
would lose the race. The Yale men pulled
70 the starting point leisurely, and won the
Day by about four lengths.
The stroke of Yale was long, regular and
serious. Harvard made the water ny q lit
tie, and relying too much upon the impor-
lance of the advantage at the start spent
its strength st the beginning. The move
ment of the Yale boat was quiet and even
until almost at the end.
The scene at the boat houses when the
crews arrived was q novel contrast. Har-
ward nut up its boat silently the men
snonged and dressed, and departed, but the
Yale men took up their she'll at q run, and
cheered everything from "Old Mother
Yale" to the smallest member OF the crew.
SCENES ON SHORE.
Two rocky points which jutted into the
lake we're made available for platforms, and
of those n was the lease OF the city OF
Worcester, which took gate money, and
gave US q police force armed with switches.
The scene without this last enclosure was
entirely student-like, and resembled 8 vo-
ciferous out. of door class day. Small boys,
made freshmen by mistake, were grayely
making over their money to Stockholders
and entering their wagers upon betting
books. Shoddy shouted its propositions,
more anxious to display its pocket-book
than to win and late alumni, who had
fallen into their fathers plethorie purses,
were crying odds on all ends and debating
in favor of the boat upon which they did
not wsger. At the very tip of the point q
small stage accommodated the Worcester
musicians VINO played p~lsintive and obso-
lete airs as the boats dashed past; but be-
hind all these the boys and the players sal
in the trees, the sedste people and young
ladies eating sandwiches and, waving theil
fans and representing ssmuch of the beauty
snd credit of New England as n can ge'
together. The American flag was 8 con
Z spicuous mag and the qusntityof soda
water demanded Appropriated to the vol
ume of the lake. In front wineries, shells
and shalIops, ran here and there like 8
many beetles and spiders, and 10 those ths
looked down from the crests, the long val
lev of Worcester, 50 quiet and so fsr-resch
ing. was 8 silent contrast TO the deepest G
its hollows, al trimming with gsiety an
/, desire.
| PREVIOUS RACES.
Harvard has made the fastest time o.
> college record, Is minutes and 50 seconds
, in 1868. The Harvard sophOmores mad
.. last year 10 minutes and 8 seconds. l
. 1860 the best Of the races, excepting tn
present, occurred, three classes rowlne
The freshmen made the three-miles in l
minutes and AZ seconds ; the sophomore
in 1921, and the University Club /
9 le:O51. On the second day in 1859, Hal
Q ward was beaten in the common regatta b
n two seconds. Efforts were made this yes
TO get up q competition between the ella
u clubs, but Yale, not being prepared, d.
l. clined.
Brown University competed in 1860
'e but bar boat swsmped, and she has sInt
n kept out of the contest. In 1856 a studel
.; wss drowned at the Springfield meeting
2, the race was led, on the part Of Yale, /
d son of Professor Agassiz. Races were on
n or twice held on Lake Winnepisogef
1t these were among the first. The beginniI
e of college aquatic competition was sbo
d 1854, when Harvard challenged and be
l. Yale eight oars.
Is Harvard is represented here by nearly
a. thousand of the students and alumni; 1s
e, by about three hundred. Special trains
Friday morning, after the close OF III
r, Commencement, are expected to bril-
n down a thousand more.