National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-02
Ya1n Mins tho nnnt Rnco.

NEW LONDON, CoNN., July 1.-The NTH
animal eight.oared boat race over q four.mile
course between crews from Harvard aud Yale
colleges was rowod here this afternoon. Yale
won in 2im. 24S, Harvard's time was 25m. 0s.
Tho race was pluckily rowed and hotly con.
tested up to tho third mile. At that point
Yale dlved ahead, aud steadily increased hor
lead until she was ten longths ahead at tho
finish.
At exactly 532 Yale shot out from her
quarters and pulled rapidly 10 the inside posi-.
tion, which sho won nt tho toss this morning.
Harvard camo soon afterward and also took
her position. At 5:39 the men were in line,
aud two seconds later tho word was given.
Both crews took water at the same time and
commenced their onward journey, Harvard
rowing thirty. two strokes aud Yale thirty
seven. In ten strokes Harvard had lead, aud
at the end of sixty yards Yale was seen to sud-
denly stop. Harvard kept on fora few strokes,
and then she, too, stopped, but soon resumed
and finished the first half mile before under
standing the referees signal to return. II had
boen understood that the referee should cxcr.
else his discretion in recalling the crews
in case of accident to either an agree.
mont that worked most admirably.
After some delay tho referee fired thre O
pistol shots. announcing q pos.ponemcnt until
Ia o'clock. Both crows returned to their
quarters, Yale to repair tho fractured row-lock
and Harvard 10 wait for another call to start
| At 7:O6 p. m the two crews were again in line
aud In few seconds word was given. Again
both crews took the water together, Harvard
at thirty-nino strokes and Yale ut forty.ono
but Harvard did not so readily take tho lead
this time. In fact, Yale, with touifc spurt,
| forged almost at once 10 the fore Harvard re.
spOnded TO this spurt with another, but 1t was
OF no avail. The blue held it's own aud reached
the ne-half mile flag nearly y length ahead
in 2:30i. Thence her gain was gradual but
surc Trimblc called again aud again
upon his men for spurt, but
still that vigorous leg kick of Yalo
sont her on in magnificent style and
with a stcadness few had anticipated from
witnessing this peculiar stroke employed in
tho hours Of practice. Harvard acted az
though there was trouble in her boat. The
mon began to row unstoadily, and, with the
exception of Brigham and tho stroke, they
were making bad work Of it throughout. The
second mile was ended in l2m. 6i7, with
Yale two lengths ahead. From this point
Yale did her bost work, and the race began tC
assume the form Of procession. Nothing
had ever been on the Thames river like the
work dono BY the Yalcs upon their approach
to the third-mile flag. With a stroke thai
rarely dropped 20 less than thirty.nine thoii
boat rushed thrnnyh tho watcl ~ tcrriH,
pace, every minute putting Harvard further
hohiud. The third mile was thus complete ed
IN ISm. 26ls., with Yale six longths ahead
Yale kept up her powerful stroke on the
last milo, apparently as fresh rs at the start
and Harvard showed surprising weakness. In
few moments Yale shot past the finish eight
lengths ahead and winner of the race The
official timO was Yale, 2l;27 Harvard, 25:O0
The two crews exchanged cheers, ana while
Harvard returned 10 her quarters NalO pulled
mp 10 the grand stand aud received the flags
The Yale men gathered in great force near by
and chcorcd tho victors The oarsmen soon
after retired to their quarters aud the crowd
dispersed. Professor A. NJ. Wheeler of Yale
acted as referee.