, 1876-07-01
Yale Largely tho Fnvorlto Before
the Start.
Thoy Win the Race, q Four-Mi1e Pull, by
Twenty-Five Seconds.
The Superiority Of tho English Stroke
Fully Demonstrated.
A Comparison Of the Crews..--Yale
Excels in Muscle and
Training.


cltTy between Inc GlBlL-uaICu CIE"1 " Ah+o
and Harvard resulted in nh overwhelming VIC
tory ar Yale. Until within day or two, al-
most everybody had predicted this result, for
the Yalc crew averaged nearly two years older
than tho IIurvarde, and seemed to havo tho ma
trrIty and muscle Of msn, while tho Hnrvaftls
appeared more like wrll-traincd boys, Apd
while It was recognized TINT the latter were
tho l,andso1ner onrssnul, md might make
q brilliant racc for ttott distance, 1t
was seen tint thu advantage in a
4-rnfle pull, where the staying quality Il Of
first Importance, tho advantage wos wholly with
Yale. Yesterday and to-day, however, there
nas a rcvulston OF fee1Isg toward Harvard, In
iluenccd by reports that tho Yale men were
trained too fine; TINT thy were unfamiliar with
the course; that their to1swaln was incompc-
tent, etc., stc. Tho rclDrta lad the color of
truth, rs the Yalcs have
KErr Secluded
since coming here, maktg the river fur above
the city their practice gpund, aud passing orer
tic course but twice or trlco.
To-day's race, 1loreycr. vas sufficient
proof tsat thcf coxswain had
| quietly bccane entirely familiar with 1t, aud
tlAt Capt. Cook knew whit ho was about. Tho
result Is nnqnesionably asictory for the mucll-
vauntcd English stroke which Cook went to
| 34liSGk4AA w AS4oh+e AhV VA9At14 04pV NbECPuAS
| Of this stroke is shnkn to bo far better In 4
mile racc tlau tho qufts, jolk stroke With Which
Harvard has delighted t. sp,rt, nnd with which
she 1tns moro than oncc wnti brilliant victory.
| Tho Yalo men had chn1ceto breathe. The
Iiarvatls wcro pumped out bfore their fourth
mtle was through, md <.
,spuRTIH0 WAS THEN OUT OF rur QUESTION
Tho weather was perfect, and tere was scarce
" n r!pplo on tho wnter. Tit raco WIS up
pointcd for half-past 4, but It wayourteen mitl-
,,tcs r,ust before tho crows wct In position,
nud cot from Prof. Wheeler, :. Yale the
Referee, tho word to start. Thcnamo sir
prise party for tho uartforls. IIertooro YaIc,
with ior slower stroke, Inns pcrmittd Ter rivals
to tako tic lead at tho a1fse. but
this time Cook, confident In tho s,1-
persor power Of endurance posSealeu by,.is
men, determined to win the raco Ii the tlrs.
mile, and to prepare for this the criW had been
drilled over and over again by kclF, their En-
gllsh coach, On the ono point OF
MAK1Ha h RAPID sTAlr.
When, therefore, tho word was glen, tho Yalc
boat shot ahead with tho swlftnc4 Of nj, arrow
frcs,l-dcllycrcd from the bow. IN q moment
Yale was pulling tho {for hcr extraordinary
stroke Of ~ TO the minute, aud
which did far greater execution than
! IIarvard's 49, From the very sart Yale oponed
q gap whIcl, Harvard was nowr Ablo to close.
on dashed the bouts, both cigits rowing n for
, dear life. They were quickly past Hampton
. | Park, and shot under the railway, and then hc
highway brilgo just below, Wt.ich was the INT
milo flag. Tho frat milo was accomplished b,
Yalo In the n,ost extraordinary time of
FOUR MINUTES AND TWENTY sEooHns,
sa S sinoat IS u ava bouts ut engbs .ach e,
fns bas pss e va not ,,, lie i sttEs;aEi ;5
q man 70 hold this gait any 1engta9 q tine thn
i lie could watch them easily, md his care aurIn
tic rest Of tlle raco wns merely to sec that tho
were Kept at a respectful distance H.,
As tho bouts apiroaehed the second ,,f,;a mn mae
y Yn!o continued to lead between three and fou
9 hoat's lengths. Just after this point HaryaE q
> nude ga1lant attempt to reach aud pass II
. THE oAr WAS roo WIDE,
. and Yalo Ind 80 much speed left in beE that q
!, led fully eight boats lengths Ut The thEd nil ~
ysrJ. % and sic CROSSED the tnIsi,-lne Is seeont
4 behind Yale, having virtually given up tho fa
y Yalc's time Has e minutes 3 seconds La
Tho river was lined with spectators at eve
available point. .a1ong ule course, anu thefo "
}, q great crowd on and around Thy gFaa;, :,
which nsas was sTSstIy tHyo oPposse PeppoHasati
hGns my bsaSi Ss said that Ss
s race. At tho start mid every mile station We We
n. signal officers who used the army slEnal eot
aud photographed 70 thc grand stand h"1 .c fea
ly atcly bullotlncd. This served TO keep the cTo'
CT al Tic end Of tho ilsst mile There came pt
la fcct unroar OF "raps " long before the rneo "
O. completed. During the last miles
IT. THE noATs wEna FLAtaLr VISIBLE
u from the grand stand, and tho cnthuslasm y
rs fur greater than WINS ever seen ut any OF t
cr' numerous rcgattns here IN former ycafsn; n-
ly The ylctorlpus crew passcd ilia hnsss-iae
w. y 'Esa lEres Wills te Harvard slowed that Il
WcrQ badly Worried
Alter waving their blue handkerchiets IT,
bv q o tho 1 .n thousa1
Of Yale men OH the banks, thu crew rowco II
ft- urcly 10 their quarters.
mn ! Tile Yales have celebrated Their Victory
'sn sa night In the most denonstrattye manner,
streets sts PoT 1nEng S' " s ss1f IN
Tho Capt. Cook was borne In triumph on
vas 1aensa meeting was held At the opcra.aeWq .
on 1t which Judge shurtllH presided. and Z
out her crew, and Ter stroke, were giofihSd Y
Of frantic enthusiasm. The crew wero QUINCY s1
Ice. | no unon tho stage, and each man WAS co1nre
,icn 10 make speech, each and all being Tcecl
10 with yells Of delight:
I'm Both crews were also given
!. 4 CITIZENS RECBPT1oN
this evening at tho Springfield Clubhouse
tor which tho Harvard slx left for satatt
,.., Yale does not row there, and Harvard Will
lseu after this year, hut the cght-oared bout
'otc tween Yulo aud Harvard, 50 successfully I'M
pat uratcl to-day, will undoubtedly become an
mes uual and prIlnRncnt institution.
~ PRESS REPORT.
70 fhs REsfsrn AGsoca0ttd f7t9A
BPnNovlELp, Mass., June So-The e.
oared 4-mile gace between tho Yale and Liar
inv, crews on the Connecticut opposite this eity
- afternoon resulted In al easy victory foE
Yaje men, who took tho lead At the start
nue. kent It 10 the clusa, coming in about eight
lcngths ahead In twunty y-Mtnutes two seco
thu Harvard ti.le being half minute later
Tllu afternoon wa1 fnr, the water etie
You and tho arrangements successful. 1ale sta
what ofl with q stroke Ut III to the mlnute,
i,ap. Iuryasd pulled IS, and at the end Of the
.nn, tnlle Ynl9 was seyen lengths ahead, pur!n
soa' last part Of tue second mile Harvard ma
epurt and reduced Yale's lead at the
dag to Avs lengths, but Yalo steadily p
away Ia tho next mile, and Harvard was !
..dv lengths behind at tho beginning OF