The New York herald., 1877-07-01
HARVARD---YALE.
The Great University Shell Race
on the Connecticut.
EAClTNG AND DETERMINED CONTEST.
Harvard the Winners by One and
Three Quarter Lengths.
T IN f, 24M. 36S.
EXCITING AND DETERMINED CONTEST
T NJ E, "a NJ. 8 6 S.
Great Concourse Of Students Witness
the Struggle.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
sPRiSoPrELp, Mass, June 80. 1877.
The great race has been rowed and Harvard has won
4. Won IL spendidly and beyond all cavil Never
was moro fairly won hardly lost From
the start The finish II magnificent struggle
for the lead or there are many '.might
have beens.' some Of them the ordinary growlings
Of defeated and others really worth con-
sideraton; yet for all that. II would be hard find
Yale man VINO for instant would hold that his
crew was otherwise than lairy defeated. Yale had
hard luck In getting the outside course Had tho
water been smooth this would not have mattered
much but as IT was II proved a grave disadvantage.
Whenever the boat was turned to LETT right in the
attempt ahead of the other crew. the Short nasty
sea running up the course caught the low, narrow
bow and tossed back, Killing of tho headway OF the
boat Again the rough water decidedly point in
Harvard's favor Yesterday morning Yale mot
The crew. they knew what water they needed) prayed
lor good, stiG south wind to raise sea, under
he impression that their could pull
sstter in heavy water than tho Harvards.
Their prayer was heard. and they had all
'he sea they could wish for. but It
turned out that Harvard quite at home in rough
water; that her boat carried washboards whis their
own did not, and that when the crews entered tho
ncavy seaway the Yaes carefully acquired perfection
VI form, the result OF months Of patient coaching.
vas Of avail, and good, vigorous stroke, with
high feather. answered well the most
hnished style. From the instant that the boats
passed the lower bridge the question OF form
rey out OF the race and IL became contest OF pure
physical strength and endurance. The superby de-
'eloped perfectly balanced Harvard eight were
are luck to day which their strong points,
MUSCLE and weight the points on which the
depended.
ExPEDIENCy OF ROUGH WATER ROWING.
II seemed cruel thing to any pull in
such water as to-day's rowed in. The ques.
hon was, Shall we postpone again aud keep our spec
tators waiting, shall we take the bad, heavy
asst Is and pull such race may, under the
cumstanccs, in order TO avoid further deay? In
other words, Is the for tho public or for the
men who row it? Now, for q mo-
nent hesitate in answering this Question. The
should be TOR the men who row it.
that is. tor the best their respective COL
eyes. The race Is not gotten up spectacle IL Is
meeting between two universities for tho purpose Of
iettlng old scores, Tor the purpose oil adding
10 the glory OF past boating fame or Of
wpng out the record OF past defeat Therefore the
race should have been postponed until smooth
water prevailed, and thus the best interests
colleges would been served. Yale would have
e II beaten, that she had been defeated under nor
nal circumstances Harvard would have felt II SUCCESS
iul, shatno man could his attribute
her victory the state OF the water declare
the result would have been otherwise had the water
been 1t should have BEEN do not wish 10 DO UNDER
stood dcprecating the attendance of spectators at
the races, without Them the fun would DO but life
less. What mean Is that the interests of the col.
leges should be paramount to the convenience of the
Spectators To.day's race was q splendid exhibition Of
pluck ana endurance (iorm out OF the question:
II was square and iair from start 10 anish, and
no amount OF growing over the state OF
thc course detract from the glory Of Harvard's
victory. whSt said Is said in that in future
referees may shells in fitted she'll racng
and such had to-day for Nantucket
whaieboats
GREAT CROWDS AT THE COURSE.
Last evening about six hundred of the students OF
both colleges to the reception the Springfield
Club. The grounds wcro beautifully Illuminated with
Chinese lanterns, and tho fellows about under the
trees lay stretched at iull length on the ground,
listening TO the music from Browns Band, OF Boston,
and the superD singing OF the Orpheus Glce CLUB OF
Spring1 They tired by the anxeties and
fevcrsh expectations OF the afternoon, Just
humor TO 0il about saying little ana resting
preparation Tor the morrow's repetition Of nd and
soul wearing suspense. Alter the entertainment had
closed the men went quietly homo and 10 bed What
would they have done uad there been pace
for them but tho corridors OF their hotels
to meet and quietly discuss the events
early IN The morning the streets presented the
appearance oil restless ACTIVITY as characterized Them
yesterday for u was rumored that, bow as II might
the would be pulled Alta quarter past ten the
apponcd by the referee last evening" the grand stand
sanung the deiay. was crow ded to Overfowng
Those who from New Haven yesterday went
down last night VI lar Hartford where they passed
the night In the moining special tram brought
them tO Springnc TIME for the race. The shores
were lined with carriages. but there were not many
out m boats owing TO the heavy sea running The
bridges were black with people Watching The start IL
~ estimated that 700 were on the course.
Az ten O'Clock The referees boat steamed up the
river u Call tue crews There good deal of
rough wafer the upper part OF the course, whiie
around tue bend Il was sheet OF whtecaps At ten
minutes OF eleven the boats were drawn up ut
the start waiting Tor the word that send
them down the course The starting boats were
LOO feet apart, each stationed about midway between
the bridge wes, Sprlngneo and tho Boston and
Albany Railway bridge. The River Belle, containing
the press and hundred and hfty other pas
gers took dying start and got away enough
to kccp 10 sight OF the boats all the way down
course
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