Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-30
YALE HARVARD BOAT RACE.
Harv yard the winner by Two Leng tbs


and Harvard boat race begun at 1910 a. m.
Ind of first mile, Harvards ahead. Second
mile, Harvard length and half ahead. Third
mile Harvard length and a half ahead. Race
won oy Harvards by two lengths.
The Time
sPRINGEiELD, MASS, June 30.-The cor
rec time OF the race is Harvard 24:56, Yale.
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Particular OF the Contest
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, j une 3O-Tne Yale
Harvard race. which was postponed yester-
day, came of this forenoon, resulting ia a
victory for the Harvards by a single length.
The time was-Harvards, 2i36; Yale, 2i.ai.
The race was an exceedingly close one from
the start, there being at no time more than
Two boat lengths difference in the position OF
The rival crews, and some OF the time less
Than one. But the superior physique OF
the Harvards was too much for the finer
trained Yale crew, and the wearers OF
their confide1t expects. lions that their
iavorites won d win the race. Quite breeze
from the southwest sprang up this morning.
MAKING IL seem doubtful IL crews would be
able TO pull TO day. At about 10 O'Clock,
however. II veered round to northwest and
the referee decided TO start the boats. Al
1910 the crews were in their boats, and
at 1904 the race was started, Harvard's
working finely. with % strokes to the
minute; while Yale spurted of with 80.
The latter crew, IL was noticed. did not
pull with the scientific precision or
Harvard, aud the later took the lead
passing the first mile a length aheac
The enthusiasm on the bank was immense
Yale had now settled down to work and Was
striving 10 close up the gap, while Harvard
was working 10 keep aud increase her lead.
AT the second mile Harvard led BY boat
length and half. Both crews here pulled
III toward the west shore 10 avoid the heavy
waves which at this point were very high.
At the third mile Harvard held her owu,
while Yale was saving her strength for a
final squirt. The fourth and last mile was
one OF The finest ever witnessed between coll
lege crews. Almost side by side the crews
sped down the course, each man pulling FOR
his very life. As they approached the finish
the enthusiasm OF the crowd knew no
bounds, and the air was rilled with
the cheers OF the rival colleges. The Har-
ward men Were fairly beside themselves with
JOY al the prospect of winning the hohors,
withheld for the last few years, aud the Yale
men were cheering on their crew, who were
making a lmost superhuman efforts TO squirt
ahead OF their rivals or To make the race al
least dead heat, but il was i'm poSsi ole, and
the red crew passed the finish a single length
ahead. Both crews then pulled up 10 the
referees boat to,hear his decision: afterwards
their boat house, the Yales going back in
their launch with their shell in tow The
victory of Harvard disposes finally of the
theory that age gives victory In rowing. The
red crew is one of the youngest, IL no; the
very youngest, that has ever carried off the
nags in university regatta, and two years
the juniors OF the Yales, over whom they
were victorious, and as much younger than
the Columbus, whom they beat Tuesday,
the average age OF the triumphant crew being
only 1917.