The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-29
SPORTING NEWS.
rHEYALE.HARyAkD BOAT RACE.
Harvard Wins aR Easy VictOry-faie
men the Victims of IL Theory
Pigeon Match - Fine
shooting OF BOgar.
duS-BaSe Bail.
Haryard-YaIe Boat Race.

| NEW LONDON, June 2S-Ihe Harvard
and Yale boat race has attracted an I'M
mense crowd to The city, and tho streets,
especially in the neighborhood OF the
hotels, presented an animated appearance
this morning, with througs OF colleglsns
wearing colors of their respective COL
! leges. Great numbers from a distance
arrived this morning by steamboat and
train, while the people of the neighbor-
ing country poured intothe city by every
conveyance. At IL o'clock, the time ap-
| pointed for the race to begin, the water
was smooth and continued SO until half
past IL o'clock, but still there was no
start.
At ll:40 the Yale eight pulled out
into the stream and at ll:5l drew up to
| their buoy, which was nearest the west
or right bank, amidst shouts of the Yale
men on the moving stand, and there
waited fully fifteen minutes for the
Harvard, which did not get sfost before
noon, to draw into line. AT l2:40 O'Clock
the word $50" was given. Yale caught
the water first, but before six strokes had
been pulled Harvard, rowing magnif-
Gently, went to the front, pulling thirty
six strokes minute, and Yale thirty
three, but with less force, their hang a.
the commencement of the stroke being
fearfully apparent.
Before three quarters of mile had
been passed Harvard was from three to
four lengths ahead, pulling a uniform
stroke, while Yale was making thirty
two and very ragged. Just before the
Navy Yard, halt the distance, was
reached Yale was three lengths behind,
both crews pulling thirty-tour strokes.
The two mile point was prsscd
with Harvard increasing the dis
tance, having raised her stroke
to thirty-six. The Yale WAS now
hopelessly hehind from five to six
lengths, and still pulling thirty-tour
strokes. On the last part OF the halt mile
the Harvard crew, which evidently had
much reserve strength made squirt and
easily increased their lead, passing the
line from ten TO twelve lengths ahead The
Yales pluckilY pulled through the race
until across the line The Ctticial time Is,
Harvard, 2G444; Yale, 2l:29. Both crews
were heartily cnoered by the thousands
on the river banks, and guns were fired
and steam whistles sounded. A large ex-
cursion boat from New York ran into the
preis boat, which Csreened So much that
il was feared she would go over, and
many leaped on board the larger boat.
The Yale men were much chsgrned be-
cause of the almost disastrous defeat OF
their representatives, but the faulty
stroke handicapped them from the start.
The history Of the race is very simS
pie one: At the end of the first miie
Harvard was two or three lengths ahead,
and ut the end of the second mile four or
Eve lengths ahead and this distance she
increased to the finish. during the last
half milo the Yale men, who were very
much distressed, spurted repeatedly and
with great determination, but they were
entirely worn out before that time, and
presented q marked contrast to the Har-
ward men. who were fresh enough to
spurt in splendid shape at q stroke
CT thirty-nine to the minute.
The secret of Yale's marked defeat
is plain enough. Her men individually
and collectively are far inferior To the
Harvard men, and in spite of all that
has been sald to the contrary, they did
not appear to be in so good physical con-
dition. The Harvard men were ruddy
and strong as young oxen. The Yale
men moreover are victims Of u theory.
Their slow stroke, pretty enough to look
at, lacks life and strength. The
men hang badly at both onds
of it, and great deal of valuable time is
thus wasted Hsrvard's men, on the
other hand, with less pretenso of science,
get u long stroke and live one at the
same Time and waste no time or strength
IN air. The Yale men exhibited both
pluck and endurance, but they were
hOnelessly handiCaped Dy their style,