The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
BEST TIME ON RECORD.
The Wards win the SIX-Oared Race
at WOrceStcr---Three Miles i'm
Seventeen Minutes and
Forty Seconds

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! Worcester, Mass, (July 22.) Cor Springfield Repub
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The best race ever rowed in America
That is what they call it, even Mr. Bla
kie and others who have rowed in gooC
races themselves and do not pronounce
judgement lightly in such matters. Il
was something after half past four this
afternoon whom the Harvards. the Wards,
Boston boat, Springfield boat, and
the Harbor Boy, manned by New Lond-
on fishermen, sped away from the judges
stand on Lake Quinsgammoned for a
three mile course. In just seventeen
minutes forty aud half seconds, the
! Wards had returned winning the race,
| and making the fastest time on record
| The Harvard boys followed in seventeen
minutes flfty-three and one half seconds.
the Il. II. Powers came third came in in
eighteen minutes and twenty-six seconds
aid the North Finders fourth, in twenty
one minutes and ffty-three seconds.
Nothing could have been more perfect
than the whole affair The surface of
the lake was not ruffied by a breath of
air, clouds kept off the fierceness of the
sun, the start was well timed, no blund-
crS committed nor foul play attempted.
The tactics of the Harvard crew had
been arranged upon a new method 1t
was agreed that instead of keeping their
strength for the final pull. as is usal in
long races they should devote themselves
to the first mile and half, and row as if
they were never going to lift an oar again
1t was thought that if they could once
beat the Ward family for that distance
they would be pretty safe for the rest of
? ha - n
crowd Of thirty odd Harvard students
was detailed on duty half way up the
lake to cheer as the rival boats passed
by and shrek Harvard Harvard
with all their might The programme
was carried out but It's only result APP
peared in bringing a 'spurt' from the
the water at incredible speed However
one, and the Harvards deserve great
credit for ha.ins forced their invincible
antagonists into making better time than
ever before. Indeed, every one III and
around Worcester, discovering, isspeak
ing about that time, and calculating
what ghost Of chance the Yale men
will have against iton Friday.
La regard to the appearance Of the two
crew J4eFc Is iufle d ST. King hiiitICIlCe.
Harvard IS thicker set and make a more
imposing appearance as they SIT on their
benches, their naked forms displaying
muscular development with antique
statues might well envy; while the
Wards are more spare in tiguer, and have
that kind OF wiry restless activity which
is always present in animals Of great
speed. As to which are actually the best
oarsunan, 10 one now is fool enough to
doubt. The question has been settled as
definite to-day as if decided by a hun
dred races. While Mr. Loring the stroke
oar Of the Harvard, pulled from forty
seven to forty nine strokes minute,
the Ward brothers pulled bu t thirty
nine, and for the asst quarter mile laugh
ed and joked with each other in their
boat as if not at ;tll fatigued, and rather
amused to see What strenuous exertions to
catch up with them their adyerSaries
were making. There are said to be nine
boys and FIVE gi1Is in their family, besides
one more adopted, and all good oarsmen.
For their exploits to-day the name of
| Ward ought certainly to find promi
nent place in the history of muscular
Christianity or Observation-Disclosures 1t