The New York herald., 1876-07-01

by side though they weren't long that way, the
Harvard fellows looked like boys to The
rate class trying to beat university
crew. smooth, too the Haryard's strokes looked
Yale had something of the cain assurance about it,
something that vested you, and nrmly impressed you
that 1t could last unlimitedy, ana the tremendous
work under such dscouraging circumstances was tell
ing It's tale on Harvard And now even her winning
rivals iclt It also.
HARVARD rAfLlS7.
Two Harvard men forward another aft were ire.
quenty rowing short not swinging past the vertical,
the regulation dve inches, two for that matter
Bancroft and rhayer still in the best FORM and
though James ungainy style made his the worst his
strength and pluck Kept HIM DONG plenty
last fast spurt'--one up to forty-was over
'Now, fellows, wore coming up on them" Were
directly behind." and other words OF encouragement
are heard from the boat While Yale again begins
widening tho gap with her shent atal, race-winnng
81, and now she has new spur to strain every
and sinew and show the men who have con-
quered her often IN the past what 1t is to be clearly
ana urdeniably beaten by the blue.
Yale The hrsi time Harvard has felt that un-
welcome feeling n eleven long years Tor coming up
from ar down the lett bank from multitude Of
people. reaching along the water there for whole
quarter Of mile on the opposite tank from boats.
everywhere. came one long, mighty shout IL Is
entirely sa 10 ay that Captain Cook W Il not forget
that shout ul the centennial, should tie be un.
fortunate enough 10 live until mat comes There are
few more delicious moments in mans life than when.
IN the winning boat, after long and hard fought
struggle and ~buc year Of iraluiug one shout from
the distant mighty throng perhaps containing some
one he'd lay down his lite for. hears the joyful
sound From that moment down TO TIE hnish be can
pu,I rs freshly as If he hadn't before rowei boats
iength. Diving the poor asonmins enemy inr,her
help IT. Tue boat almost goes her-ei,
and so some seven or eight lengths
America Arst eght-oared race with the best crew
that ever sat IN laie boat, swing down across The
unlsh liue amid tumutuous applause, with TIC band
playing Ike steam engine, III I'm. IS from the
start, leading Harvard by 81 seconds.
alrcr race was never ro~ed Harvard never
carac within 200 feet oi her antagonist much mora
interfere with her II the latter rowed much of her
in the others wash, IL was because she dellbcr
ately went over into 1t, not because Yale
turned out TO give It TO her Yale
hao resolved TO row tha, race at
tell how well she kep; 20 her purpose Harvard was
gong dstribute her work ehty at nrsi then more
heavily aud taen better stiil and whoever saw her
spurts early IN the fourth me and her quiet
steady thirty-hve al over the nrst one, will
not deny that she, too minded well her orders
shouting at tue dnish iuto one universal stentorsn
"Rsh l." II she only VIII do IT, and she may well rejoice
that the man her anerhwaA to-day who can lead
I've long years Of trbu.a,on, spcod save
once WIN Nite that even sayored Of winning Captain
Robert Cook has proved the Centennial Moses o the
institution founded by ono Emu Yale. May be a pet
s'y.e of stroke Will have TO give way to DO u,
may be not Long and careful trial. under
good coaching Harvard wants aud no bet
ter coach lives in America today than
the same modest. ranstaking sell isacracing young
man who Tor the BEST part OF The year without thought
remuneration has led her 10 he good work she
dd 10. .dav notxth standing she was ovcrmstcned Is
10 hkeiy TOO, that Harvsrds coyswan will ever ngan
let the enemy steal three lengths him before they
get TO the brdse' Is likely that yae's coxsvain viii
ever AGAIN take hs among the bu.rushes snd
ssudbArs The mouth OF the seatle Agawamy There )
good deal o. work ahead Tor the tiny gentlemen ait
a. we'll the eight staiwsrt fellows who propel him.
To-day has SHOWN that have tracs reqnrlug
ful study as its rival oi half hundred university races
over IN the ana where CHsar used TO occasionally give
/ AagO-R0man exhibitions, ami where, Tor Iine long
years Cambridge rowed nine losing eight cared
come UP carier next tmei buy sleam
launch if YOU have TO pawn the whoe 800
watches In Harvard Unlversty 10 do 10:
stick ia.tLialy 10 Captain Ioung's orders. Tor
s,iH another year ami maybe there will bc new
doubt ycl down b., New HAVEN Bay as 10 whether
aiier az tho imported stroke was the main thing
when caused the men, WHO nave been riding many
shoulders here tongh: TO got cgh, boat lengths In
front OF Haryards boW she slid past the grand stand
to night oa Long Meadow StSuos
NrNnER oF stEpKrs.
Tbc figures below almost cnurey accurate and
show iuc uumUcr aud raiiOns ui strokes Ot Gotl
boals Harvard's were only partially taken owing to