Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-29
Muscular C0ffcViates.

New LONDON, June 28.-The Harvard and
Yale boat race has attracted an immense crowd
to the city, and the streets, especially in the
neighborhood of the hotels, presented an ami
mated appearance this morning with throngs
of collegians wearing the colors of their re-
spective colleges. Great numbers from a dis
lance arrived this morning by steamboat and
train, while people of the neighboring
country poured into the city by every convey
ance.
At 10:40 the Yale eight pulled out into the
stream and at IL :05 drew up to the buoy which
was nearest the west or light bank, amidst the
shouts of Yale men, on the moving stand, and
there waited fully fifteen minutes for Harvard,
into line. At 1910 clock the word "go'' was
given. Yale caught the water first but before
six strokes had been pulled, Harvard, rowing
magni6cently, went to the front, pulling thirty
six strokes minute, and Yale thirty-three. but
with less force-thelr ''hang'' at the COM
mencement of the stroke being to admirers
painfully apparent. Before three-quarters of
to four lengths ahead, pulling a uniform
stroke while Yale was making to thirty two and
very ragged. Just before the navy yard, half
distance, was reached Yale was three lengths
behind, both crews pulling an even thirty-four
stroke. The three mile point passed with
Harvard increasing her lead, and having raised
her stroke to thirty-six. Yale was now hope
lessly behind from FIVE to six lengths and still
pulling thirty-four strokes. On the last part
Of the last mile Harvard, which evidently
had much reserve strength made squirt
and easily increased their lead, passing the line
from ten to twelve lengths ahead. Yale pluck
lily pulled through the race until across the
line. The official time is Harvard 2O:44 3-5:
Yale 2l:29. Both crews we're heartily cheered
by thousands on the river banks, and guns
were fired and steam whistles sounded.
A large excursion boat from New York ran
into the press boat which careered SO much
that it was feared she would go over and many
leaped on board the larger boat.
The Yale men were much chagrined because
of the almost disastrous defeat of their repre-
sentatives, but faulty stroke handicapped
them from the start
The history of the race is very simple one.
At the end of the first mile Harvard was two or
three lengths ahead; at the end of the second
mile four OF i've lengths ahead, and this dis
lance she increased to the finish showing. In
the last half mile the Yale men, who were very
much distressed, spurted repeatedly and with
great determination, but they were entirely
worn before their time, and presented marked
contrast to the Harvard men, who were fresh
enough to squirt in splendid shape at a stroke
cret of Yale's defeat is plain
enough. Her men Individually and
collectively are far inferior in strength to the
Harvard men, and in spite of all that has been
said to the contrary, they did not appear to be
in good physical condition.
Harvard men were ruddy, and strong 20
young oxen.
Yale men, moreover, are victims of theory.
Their slow stroke is pretty enough to look at,
but lacks life and strength. The men hang
badly at both ends of it, and much valuable
time is thus lost.
Harvard men,fon the other hand, with les.