The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-30

Ihat0 pretty race, MI. Smalley, shouted from the
umpres boat square, buit. ireshfneed gentleman OF
middle height and age clad rusty blue iannel and
weather beaten straw hat keenly he. had enjoyed
the sport he showed by staying for more OF II and It
mattered not a whit that his name was Colonel Tom
Scott
Now on the road, along the eastern bank above tho
head OF the course IN open landau drive Jour sun
burnt hardy looking gentlemen IN iannes OF white and
blue and pull up the boats These are the London
Rowing four but their race II not 10 come quite yet
the SECOND FOUR
Meanwhile the iours Tor the next heat ranged In
line and again there are only two for Columbia, though
she had pulled down all IN her pretty uniform OF blue
and white, instead OF backing INTO position, crced out
and up to the referees boat and bad something 10 say
1t was that No. 3s internal economy was still do
morazed aud that they would, much as they re-
GREETED ~ be forced to withdraw inns was indeed
serious blow, tor here, pted against the famous Cam
bridge men, who had come 5000 miles 10 row in
this very race who had won Yesterday so easily that
none knew their real possibilities wero four pale
skinned, oysh-lookng fellows from Watkins Glen;
their stroke as thin chosted and slimarmeda strip
ling often Many hard things have hap
pened TINS week One was the Ataan,as with
draw entirely IRON the field another to the North
westerns caught with u sick and kept entirely out
OF to-days heat; another, know that
Gulston will not meet Courtney; but
now, when London was sure to carry
oil the first prize, aid seem downright pity that
Columbia should he cut down by no fault Of hers
and all that We had TO stand between AMI Eng.
lands getting the second prize as well were these
four nimsy looking youths from New York's far famed
Glen, but IL rs not always well 10 judge OF a
book by its cover, and before the day was over
these young Davids showed the foreign Golaths
that the "Cam Is not the only stream where
hard rowing he done. To make matters moro
threatening Cambridge had the pole. but It did not
Watkins, for though the former went away
tremendous rate, rowing clear up to iorty-iour
strokes u minute, while Watkins could only show
thirty six the latter somehow, Notwithstanding, too,
that they vcered out to the eastward badly, still man
aged to keep not only even but actually
a ntte ahead. aud now Cambridge, though
she had siccrcd admirably far. she is OF tho
quarter mile works out toward her rival IN way that
all who 1t at once pronounced bad steering,
but she Is quickly hack, and though by the halt mile
her stroke has dropped TO forty she is skmmng along
t.r. ,NlIIa Wal fltrt r,,rl,t
her elbow, rowing in Inc FORM She still
clean about 1t as London, but though her catch OF
the beginning is unqucstonabiy the best tins
water still every and then she spashes little
and this smooth water not lar IRON tho mile, whio
IL stiil aDybody's Suddenly to the amazo-
ment OF every Englishman the steamer, Cambridge
though still steady and in free FORM stops rowinf The
steamer run alongside, and 1t Is found that President
Close has had sudden and severe attack OF diar-
rhTa For days he has not looked well, and
doubtless has not disclosed how indiaercntly he felt
Now puts tho question to Mr.. L. Jameson the bow
who has also aboard. Penrose and Mann pulling
her on down tho course, "ow far they ahead
when you began to slow DOWN" and he replied
quarters of a length" He then asked
II Cambridge was at any time IN tho
that Watkins who, it seems at home, is well known
Tor her stay and pluck rowed ON, and showed herself
thoroughly fast crew by finishing the in On 114s
tho best time OF the week. save London's aud North
Westerns. Little time is lost, and London and
inside. Getting the word together they were
of without hurrying. lonGon, as yesterday,
shooting clean up TO fory-our. and skmming along the
western bank ON truly admirable course. Yale
correcting her Of yesterday, worked
tho west getting on well at thirty nine to the minute
and Keeping well abreast OF her rival that say who
led difficult AT the quarter mile her stroke was
perhaps, one less TO the minute London hal opened
Steering a '" we'll had settled qu,es down a S' to
steady and powerful thirty seven, and was making
very clean work Al the halt mile, as an English
YETI and the magnificent English stroke, swift Clean
precise was clipping away at iorty-two no hanging
I'll En Nnn In knOt, pi,u
dashing in at once, and in style most effective
and beautiful to see. Still Yale looked power.
times pulling IN her very Ges, form vas Suddenly
little after the half London, instead OF keeping her
Yale, unit, Yale has to look for her and actually
give way and work further out to avoid coils.
ion. AS suddenly tho former works back 10 |
elbow, to round which and return to
her proper course. Yalo forced to make still |
longer elbow and lose considerably. Now both work
gradually outward from the western bank and make
over toward the centre OF the river which is the right
thing to do. for up till now they have
mile long and shaped not unlike tho
Inc formed by bending ones iorennger slightly. AS
they the mile London had become the moro ap
parent and she looks to have all OF seventy the
good; but no Yale man was tired, but steady clock
Cook steering beautifully, aud though the race
seemed gone they doing all hey knew how. AS
they near the goal London must again mako sharp
jog out INTO ialcs water, pushing her from her right
full bounds and tossing her heavy wash and then
again dar! sharply back, forcing the enemy 20 make
here Is new sight, Tor ut last tho nvinciblo |
islanders began 10 feel their work. three, thor lea
west man. commencing TO look lazy and the great
Galston swing Is plainly shortened though the game
little Howell, at stroke Is licking away masnGcenlly.
his knees beading and then fiat ening down with |
snap far sharper than Kenncdy's, every |
OF him working like tiger;
blu, Notwithstanding IL all the slow stroke OF Yae -
doing its work, Tor II has left enough in her let
them, during all the way from the milo, gain-yes,
gan-sloxly almost imperccptbly; but in spite OF the
all the shore. Never heard yell
like that" says IA BrNou at our side. Not yet will |
Kennedy squirt though his rival is already it ''why
don't YOU spurty" 'Spurt her. Yale!" 'Yalc, Yale!'
goes up nom 1000 ,hroas, and now here 1t comes,
and swinging far forward and aft quckcning from the
patient thirly-six clean up to forty, she collars her
mighty rival and both fly across the line nearly side
by side that many doubt which have II is
London and the flag judge, who sighted along tho |
hnish line says 1t ls by about live ectcss than the
length OF any man in either boat america has seen |
many gallant race but she never saw finer than
this Yale has many times won deserved aurcs, but
the best work sho ever did to spread her lair and
iamc snce tins century set in her four
good sons and true aid this afternoon when
iney met the first gentleman crew in
deserves the hearty thanks not only of graduate
OF Yale, Tut o; every man with drop Of American
blood In his VEINS. Tor hs perseverance bringing his
crew up TO to-day work and In helping Them to pull
through H. To beat the who taught him
work is sted iar minded man will deny that Yale
rowcd faster than London, and for reasons which
very easily stated. Each rowing on u continuous
curve for half mile, the shape o the western bank
neccssIates, It needs no surveyors Knowledge
that the outer boat 10 Keep parallel with the inncr
must row on u larger arc, and, therefore, longer
distance, as much in that space a. at least boats
ength-iorty three Iceland very likely TWO lengths;
this by the mere toss OF the lot ie In london's
and was equivalent TO haDccapYng her rival 10 Just
that extent but her advantage did not end here Tor
the two elbows ABOVE described she drove Yale
over two more arcs, much loager than her own,
again adding to the distance she must have rowcd IL
London row,d Just ono mile and half
this afternoon there can be no manner of
doubt that Yale rowcd loo feet further, If
$50. while all the distance London helped
by her shorter track could actually put between them
at the hnish five feet As is well known, this
practice OF washing and GLOWING is hot consid-
cred improper among English amateurs, the well
known instance OF Uyfords doing Harvard OF
Chiswlek Ego, In 1869, Ter example. Had Josh Ward
Barney Biciin been IN Captain Cook this after
noon, ana Gulston made that elbow, the minute
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