The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-02
THE YALE-HARvARD RACE.
Yale Wins by Zen Lengths In c4.a7-A
Fatal Accident TO Two specta.
tors OF the Match.

NEW LONDON, CoNN., July 1.-The fifth
annual eight-oared race over the four mile
course, between crews from Harvard and
Yale Colleges, was rowed here this after
noon. Yale won in 24:2Z. Harvard's
time. $500. The race was pluckily rowed
and hotly contested up to the third mile.
THAT point the Yale boys drew ahead,
and steadily increased their lead until they
were ten lengths ahead atthe finish.
THE RACE.
At $40 the word was given. Both
crews took, water at the same time, Har-
ward doing SO strokes and Yale 81 strokes.
In ten strokes Harvard had the lead, and
at the end OF sixty yards Yale was seen to
suddenly stop. Harvard kept on for few
strokes and then stopped, but soon re-
sumed and finished the first half mile be-
fore understanding the signal OF the ref
cree to return.
1t had been agreed between the Cap
tains that the referee should exercise his
discretion in recalling the crews in case Of
an accident TO either, an agreement that
worked most advantageously to Yale. Tho
cause Of the accident, in this case, was a
broken rowlock. After some further de-
lay the referee fred three pistol shots an
nouncing the postponement till Z o'clock.
Both crews returned to their quarters.
At 7:06 the two crews were again in line,
aud in few seconds the word was given.
Both crews took water together, Harvard
at so strokes and Yale at Al, but
Harvard did not take the lead this time.
Yale with terrific spurt forged almost at
once TO the fore and gained gradually, but
no less surely. Harvard acted as though
there was trouble in the boat.
The men began TO row unsteady, and
with the exception OF Brigham, the stroke,
were making, bad work OF itthroughout.
Near the close OF the second mile the
Yales did their best work, and the race
began to assume the form OF procession.
Nothing has ever been seen on the Thames
river that excelled the rowing done by the
Yales upon their approach TO the third
mile flag with stroke that rarely dropped
TO less than 80.
Their boat rushed though the water at
terrific pace, and with every minute was
putting the prov Of Harvard's shell far
ther and farther behind The third mile
was thus completed with the Yale six
lengths ahead. The story OF the last mile
Is easily told. The Yale still kept up her
powerful stroke, apparently as fresh as at
the start, and the Harvard showing sur
prisipg weakness.
Thus in procession two crews went
down the long line OF yachts and steam
ers, amid screeching OF whistles and can
nonading and in few moments Yale
shot past the finish, ten lengths ahead and
winner Of the race. - :
A SAD ACCIDENT.
The only sad occurrence Of the regatta
to. day, was a painful accident that hap
pened on the Nofthetn railroad, aud
which resulted in the death Of President
F. W. Lincoln, OF the Boston and Albany
R. R. and Mrs. VIM. Appleton, Of Boston.
It appears that Mr.. Lincoln and Mrs.
Appleton were seated on the rear platform
of the private car Of Mr.. Lincoln, attached
TO the moving grand stand, watching the
race. The car was next to the forward en-
gine train.
Soon after the train started, when the
first race was begun, the coupling pin
connecting the private car with the plat
form car broke in twain forward. The
engine released OF the heavy weight Il
was dragging shot rapidly ahead. The
shock threw Mr.. Lincoln and Mrs. Apple
ton upon the rails, the forward wheels ol
the platform car passed over the lady and
gentleman, crushing them terribly.
The rear wheels Of the car left the tracl
aud the train came TO stand.still. Mrs
Appleton died In fifteen or twenty min,
utes after the accident. Mr.. Lincoln
, lived nearly an hour. The bodies were
brought 10 city in aprivate car and ther
! conveyed 10 the residence Of Mr.. Ham
I: mond. A boy, whose name has not beer
! learned, was injured at the same time.
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