The New York herald., 1877-07-01

consequently eathcred much higher and thus med
to be an advantage to them Considering the state OF
the II was feared that the Harvard boys would
trip badly, but hs did not prove to DO the case. or
the contrary, they rowed much more steadily than
Yale.
Tho crews having got into line Harvard had tho vest
shore and Yase the east. The started them
lOh 45m Both crows caught the water well oecher,
but anything the Harvards had little the best OF
Both "a at SO strokes per minute ruwed
we'll Inc Harvard men wero reaching well out, using
tncr backs to good advantage, httng her hard
beginning" and pulling their stroke well through and
IN almost perfect time. Tue Yalcs were rowing well
together aud had a good catch on The beginning Of
the stroke but they did not pull through
well as the other crew. They handled their
nicely and II very pretty rowing,
but not as effective as II ought TO have
been. Before they bad r0wed quarter OF mile tho
Harvard crew had good haIt length lead on Yale aud
al tho railroad bridge she had Increased her read
length, both crews still rowing 80 strokes pcr
minute. AT ,hc 'ootbridpe Harvard had led By
length and hail. ana in ihs position they rowed about
to the end OF two miles The hrst mile was rowed IN
about 5m LIS.
iumpy, and as soou AZ this WIS reached the Yale men
began TO pull very ragged while the other pued
bear IN litt.e toward Harvard, bul vas warned
by tho referee TO keep their water.
A. about this point. Nos 2 ana IN the
Yale boat began to pull wildly, no, swinging or
catching 10 ,me with the other men, and No. cooked
his oar icariuiiy. Al the nile and nall point Yale
vards 90 II was evlaen, that Wood was trying TO
close up the gap OF clear water, out Bancroft, who
rowing Ions, steady stroke, held them ncither los.
log nor gaming as The two-mi G flags were passed
Yale was rowing 81 per minate 20 Harvsrd's
SO. No. iD Yalcs boat began 10 pull BADLY
with his arms, aud the port side very ragged.
Wood and Collins were pulling well and cvery pound
they had IN them. just after passing the two-nle
nag WOOD put on spurt and bis stroke up
10 80, out their coxswain had steered them In
toward the Harvards boat they did gain any
on their opponvnts ana ss soon ,hey trod TO a
faster stroke tncy would catch badly on the wnves
Az the TWO milo and quarier posi- Harvard had In
creased her lead TO Two lengths, st pulhns WITHIN
themselves, rowing the same powerful stroke at
whcn they started aud winch sends u boat aong
well. The contrast between the two crows
deriuL Harvard was SWING ng we'll together. leather
ing clean ant sendng their boat along AZ good rate OF
speed. eniie the Yaio men set,ng very rasged,
the tinc poor aud the ioatncr very bad compared
with Harvard's, but at the same time bad.
sldering the wafer The Yale men we're rowing very
pluckily every man dring all he knew how and they
were pulling p.ucky race. From this point on to
tho middle of the fourth mile things remained about
the same Al this point the crews rowed ny a steam
launch filled with fse men, anu, on receiving cheers
from them, Yale began 10 spurt, ana, running their
stroke up 10 about 20, they began 20 diminish tho
three lengths which Harvard had on them; but the
Harvard men we're ready with spurt, aud, for
the hrst time. they RAJ their stroke up to a3 per
minute, The Yee men, however. rowed with dcspera-
tiou and they succeeded 10 cutting the lead down
two lengths and IN this position the finished.