The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-24

Fay Jr Of boston; Grnnell Wills, 10, Of Cornwall,
y. Y; George Irving Jones, u OF Iempleton,
bridge, Mass. This 10 very poor crew-barely sec.
ond rate az o whole Fay and Lyman are the two
to give any figures conforming their dlmenaions
and talked before the race as though
ney wodd & ose Tness 81 some me
ti0nsl crew imm0ns Bass and Rtce-wOuld havo
been In the boat this year out for the CONTEST with
the CantabS and Oxonans; and McEurncy and VIII
laru. Two spleudid Oarsmen. would also have pulled
mad the three mentioned belonged to the crew. Five
Reed the captain, only 1856. Willis Is o son OF the
late n. p. Wills, and Is very far oarsman. Their
ages are about as follows:--Lyman, twenty-three;
arsOns, twenty; Fay, twenty-two; Willis twenty;
Jones, tweIty-on and Reed, twenty. Fay pulled In
ed con iderable reputation an expert oarsman.
AT twenty minutes before six O'Clock the Unver-
sity crews took their station over the rope. Some
little time as consumed In arranging Tor the start
ing signal but the words LOOK out for yourselves"
followed IN i've seconds Dv the word 60" was
was iine but that OF the Yale attracted the most
attention, and all the unlaken Offers to bet In
especial encomum for his upright bearing and pow
erful muscles. C0pp the second oarsInan mad fine
periect ease. the Whole crew were splendid SET OF
| fellows, and in all their previous exercises had
pSaS two 70 OF e ae
! powerful oarsmen in America, VIZ, Fay aud Lyman,
who are SAID to be possessed Of almost nexhausti-
BILE strength. Reed, the bow OarsmAn IS q wlry
little fellow, capaDte OF q powerful stroke, but no
| enc except experts would come to that conclusion
upon viewing his little chunk OF q body, almost
hid by the sides OF the boat; but the fact that they
have been togeh her only six weeks, taken with the
superstition that without strict drill or scientific
principles, be they never 30 strong, no crew could
pull together so TO compete with those who had
been disciplined, led everybody, and even the crew
themselves, to suppose that the Harvaruls must be
beaten Both crews were naked to the waist, and
wore handkerchief tied about their heads the
color Of the Harvard's being Magenta and those OF
| the Yale men blue. Az the words "Look out
| for yourselves" both crews were in the
posture VI "ready but the 1--WE seconds intervening
between the caution and the signal seemed to dis.
concert the Yale crew. and wnen the word go"
came they were partially unprepared and did not
pull together. The Harvards here gained an adj
vantage which they kept throughout the race. for
when The Yaiemcn recovered their stroke the Har.
| wards were Q boats length ahead. Both crews
were sufncicnty startled BY what was called the
''short i've second" start or stroke Of forty
eight TO q minute, when their regular stroke was
| much slower. The established stroke or Harvard Is
forty nve In each minute, ani that OF the Yale crew
| forty. When the word given, aud tho signal
pistol nred which potincd the vast crowds along the
| lake shore that the race was begun, the hills and
woods echoed again and again win the cry OF iar
ward" "Harvard,v which nearly drowned the CRY OF
"Yale," "Yale" which was up at tho same time.
Ladies' swung their handkerchies, aprons and
shawls, while the men In their enthueasm
tossed their hats high In the air, send.
| ing after them everything movable which
they could nnd handy. The vast assemblaGc