New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-26
THE WORCESTER REGATTA.
onns AND ENps--cAUsE OF YALE's DEFEAT
THE FATAL YALE STROKE.

THE FATAL YALE sTEOKE.
w.. .,,.roto :. Tina nor Omnibus est" were
he with us to-day he might continue Inere Is oDo u
for Worcesterv That day is Regatta Day AI'er Sum
berne through the Of the year hidden py
~ her factories and shops and disturbed OILY py bne
80 ., Tho many locomotives which make OF hera
,horou0bfare abe wakes up the approach OF kegaI
dv and for once is convinced that there Is pleasure m
sIgbtseenR So she straightway goes INTO comm'Vee'
votes medals for victorious Oarsmen OF coee0 anu ,
orders champion flags by the haltdozen' enEases
the Worcester Band several weeks IN a
nno,nts wall-tried subcommittee to do the Work anu
handle the funds. -,
: Regatta day arrives Worcester knows it and awakes
earlv The Bay State House knows &C. and doesn't go 10
sleep at all The colleges know IL, and they pour III W
every train hutering their allegiance In the shape VI
variousIy colored ribbons. Truly 1t is an American
na,,ydav All the old coaches which still exist as
OF the railroad times are brought FORTH II
,h are ANAL ak horses increase their capacity won
drfullv II large two horses considered suceht
otve mower No matter where you st INSIDE OF on ho
ron clneinR TO the doors or occupying tno
back platform allotted to the trunks you are
a lucky man II you get on anywhere "h"S
pvocesson we are in Coaches and hacks OF every Knu
"a ooor nondsome carriages filed with gay dressed
ades Iowseated buggies drawn by lean incurred Iar
borues and hedIwith the farmer, wife, and tte ones
or again, large open wagons mRhpooloe o.
eight. seated, containing gay party OF Ne"'Hu
land bellies and beaux. The lake Is reacheu az ias' ~
very pretty 1t looks Nesting down among the mis- Ut
tery unconscious the struggle to which 1t is SO soon 10
cont,bnte The tbrong distributes Itself along the
hanks some on the causeway, some on the farther h'
many on the shady side. and hundreds on the COMMITTEES
seats Two little cat-power steamboats, move SioWS
over the water sa-boat is floating mp TO the SsaAe
boat The Judges and pres are lying out In the not
SUM- busy engaged In uncOrking oaret despite tne ~
quor law The band playing on the point qua the seats
are white with clouds Of muslin. In the woods Oh inc
west SIDE enterprlsng Yankees are ehdeaVons
TO increase their income. One can sell you clothes
cleaning solution the small pree OF Twenty-Five cents
dozens are dispensing small beer large quantities. ana
enc scentifc individual boldly aims huge telescope az
the SUM- which, with becoming modesty at once retres
behind cloud so hours pass away, the local races
are over and the Harvard Freshmen have come oatVi
torioas The University race s called Josh ward rows
slowly by the judges boat stopping Tor mOmeut 10
answev question and then rowing up She lake where ne
can better follow his crew His brown, angular face
shows good deal Of confidence, and his VIII be one OF
the sorry hearts soon Yales discontinue Inc
University crews glide slowly from under the causeWay
Yale Is dressed IN white shirts with blue headoanus
Harvard has trained whous shrs and the men look as
brown as Indians They magenta head bands. The
Yale crew il the heavier and shows more muscle than
Harvard bat every muscle Of the Harvard ereW STANDS
out full and clean, and one can doubt their aDy 10
mako good time. Some money Is changing
hands or the shore, and Yale gives
sidered second class, as three Of the international
crew would have belonged to it naturally. Yale only
partly admits this ground, she has allowed Harvard
to select one OF her best from the Law School s
Yale gives Odds and the old paradox sef-the
betters como out worse.
The crews take position Are you ready" The oars
dip into Five seconds OF torture
to those twelve men, and Go" is given. Both crews are
startled The water pretty rough around Yae's boat
and Harvards rather nervous. on they 10 up
the lake. Can any doubt who wiz wnf Give Yale
the muscle Hercules and Haryard's stroke will
beat her. Look at the Harvard boat Those twelve
arms dip and recover with all the regularity Of the work
ing beam OF an engine There is rest Every second
counts and quick flags not till the race swOn Yale
leans over long stroke the boat darts forward
ana that stroke be recovered There lies defeat
While Yale is leaning forward to that stroke
Harvard has been rowng cutting the water with quick
oar gaining inches OF and not losing any wind
And 80 together they down the lake. neck and
neck Yale dropping behind until the limo Is passed
and Harvard 10 victorious.
This Yale's worst defeat and IL should teach her
severe esson Year after year she sends ardworKed
crew to Worcester, and nearly every year them
beaten disappointed This need not be She sent
this year muscle enough, and training enough, and
pluck enough to win the But her men were
not taught how TO win II. Her stroke is
her defeat and until she changes need not expect
victory need of scientific reasoning tOprove
the superiority short stroke. 1t is the natural
stroke quick time The pedestrian who walks his 100
miles In a hours do II by taking long strides and
sten witch enables him 70 economze his time and /
strength Tho principle holds good on the wafer
Wards IL is true IL has far more and until Yale
lays aside pride and learns tho lesson her adversely
should teach her. Harvard victories, like Yale defeats
will be chronic.
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