The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-01
VICTORY FOR YALES BOYS.
LEADING THE HARpARD YOUTHS
THROUGH THE RACE
Wherein the BIuc Excciied the Mascnta-Ths |
Superiority Of hor stroke and Steering

Wherein the Blue Exceiied the NJ Maecnta-Ths
Superiority Of hcr stroke and steering
The Tbronss and the scene at the Finish.
sPRrNorrELp, June aQ.-Tho great eight
Dared race was rowed to-day Tho victors have
well earned their iaurels, and their tdversaries
are not disheartened. A more plucky race,
under the circumstances, has seldom been
rowed. The attendance was principally local.
Outside OF the adherents OF the two colleges oc-
oasionaily there might be seen the lavender
OF Wesleyan, the blue and white OF
Columbia, or tho Orange OF Princeton, but
crimson and blue we're the prevailing colors.
A small part ofthe race only can be seen from
any one spot, and the grand stand, from which
the best view OF the race could be had, was with
out the slightest shade from the hot rays OF the
sun At the last moment wheexy old stern
wheeler was taken for the use Of the press-the
members OF which were charged by the Citizens
Committee 90 a head passage money. There
was a small steam launch for the use OF tho
referee, on which few favorites were allowed.
or other steamboat acco mmodations there were
none the river.
Better water could scarcely have been had.
and not single contretemps occurred. The
four-mile course this year was considerably df-
ferent from the old three-mile. II began Just
north OF Hampden Park and ended opposite
Long Meadow station. The western side Is the
shortest, owing TO the bend In the river about
half way over tho course. To counterbalanco
this advantage, the channel, after the first mile,
Is close to the eastern shore for a mile and a
quarter. II then trends to the westward. and
favors that shore to the finish. The two bridges
and the park afforded favorable opportunity
a small part OF the could be seen, and from
the grand stand at Long Meadow the struggle In
either for spectators or rowers, II Is not to be
compared with that Of Saratoga or other places:
The choice for position was won by Yale, and
she chose the western shore. At 4;45 the crews
were ordered into line: Harvard was the INST
and ready for the start. Both crews wore moth.
ing on but short drawers aud head gear. The
Yale crew wore blue head gear, and the Har-
crew since X. II. Dana, Jr., rowed stroke In ls14.
Yale,s crewis not so even as Harvard and there
Is shade OF doubt as to one or two OF them. OF
Cook and Kennedy there are no fears:
The crews are: Haryard.A. w. Morgan, !s,
Jacobs gSw ~ % w. H. Iemoyne. re- ;sS 7s James @ s s
9. l. Cheney, soiswsin: Y.le,J. W; wsseott'
Il. KeiIoss, 70; ". W coin. n; o. B. r6omp. p
son, '7e j. Kennedy, 5. s.; IL. J. Cook, '7o c. +.
The Yale crews average weight was ISaa
pounds, Harvard's 1897 to 1877. The Yale crew
average trine over - years in age the HHvard's
Harvard at almost tho last moment discarded
the shell built by Blakey OF Cambridge, and to-
day pinned her faith upon New York builder
apparently about IS pounds lighter than Yals's
Yale feared rass her T English she'll and used used
q new shell built by Kesst Collins of the Elm
City. 1t is the same in length as that o. Harvard
and an inch wider, and weighs about s37 pounds
At SIS the crews were In position. Are you
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Soais ~sfs Yale catoSes ,rS. ria % IN adssnes sa spS
| Harvard shell is In front but Yale, In moment
more, goes steadily and irresistlbly to the front
| Is pulling a beautiful stroke Of 81 to the
minute, but Yale leads with a stroke OF -.
| two lengths ahead. The distance Is Increased
rs the second bridge 10 passed, and at the end Of
| the nrst mite It is evident that Yale intends to
keep the lead. After passing the mile Yale
| steers for the channel on the east shore 1t had
| been said that Adricb, the coxswain, did not
know the course as well as Cheney OF Harvard.
| The result proved the opposite, and only once,
when he sent the crew over In the oullrushes
| and water-weeds near the middle OF the course,
| did he make mistake. Harvards coxswaln,
however, at this point steered directly In fale's
| wake for a while, and the made for the western
| shore, when he should have remained where h Q
| was for a mile more al least. Yale, 10y her COX
swain's skin thus gained al this point nearly a
Al the one and half mile Harvard still kept
| over TO the westward, and II began to look as
| though Yale was keeping too long on the east
80, and Yale "a to IS.
Harvard boat still continued and she began to
go over 70 the east again, when she ought to
| have remained WheTo she was, ana this time
| stayed ON the western shore. She had gained a
| little on Y hle, by squirt up TO 40 put soon lost
| IL, and Yale went over the second mile with a
lead OF nearly four lengths, as near q could be
| judged.
The crews had both settled down TO their
| work, ana Yale still had good lead. Euter-
| ing tho fourth mile the shores on
both sides down to the grand stand
| at the finish are lined with pedestrians, eque es-
| trisns, and spectators In carriages As the boats
| shoot In sight Of tho grand stand murmur, in
| creasing In intensity, comes swelling up TO the
| crews, and inspires them TO new efforts. Har-
ward begins to row about 10 to the minute. Yale
also quickens slightly. Cook holds his crew
grimly In hand, and with plenty OF power In re-
serve, awaits Hsrvard's last desperate struggle.
! Harvard still steers badly, and Yale's coxswain
| continues to do we'll. Yale Is as fresh as ever,
and with regular. Irresistible stroke, quickened
only u triie, she draws up to the last quarter of
| mile, gaining all the time.
| Only an eighth Of a mile more to go. Harvard
Ia doing all she can. spurt to ~ Is made, but
| It Is no use, and Yale In minute more sweeps
| by the finish, winner OF the great eight-oared
| race Of 1875 In 22O2. Harvard's time. S2:e7.
| The race may be regarded as settling the value
| of the English stroke, which SO many have
| doubted. The test was q fair one under the cir
| cumstances. Both crews were good Harvard
though fairly beaten by the stroke, rowed u
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