The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-28
HARVARD 8EATS CoLUMRIA.
The Collegiate Race At New London
Yesterday.


NEw LONDON, June 27,-The Harvard.
Columbia race was rowed here contrary
to the desire Of the citizens, and in Conse.
quence but little wHS done in the way Of
preparation, beyond boat for the mem.
bers Of the press.
The first half Of the race justified the ex.
pectation OF hard struggle, but after that
the race was Harvsrd's, her crew winning
by Ave lengths 10 81 minutes and 45 sec.
onds
This morning the log left the atmoa.
phers heavy and damp, which acted like
a wet blanket on the spirits ot the parti.
sans OF the twn crews, and the course pre-.
psnted q poor spectacle compared with
former occasions.
There were no gaily decked yachts
lining the water way no steamers covered
whist'ea aud cannon; no enthusiasm. In
fact, nothing but the lines which marked
the course 10 indicate that the Varsity
was about TO lake place.
The Columbia wss on time, and waited
nearly fifteen minutes before the Harvard
crew rounded into position. The Harvard
discarded their while shirts.
At the start Harvard took hold OF the
water first, and got a slight advantage.
A most determined struggle enBred for
half a mile. and the Harvard, by the
hardes! kind Of work, had secured half a
length advantage at Its finish. Her coz.
swain was apparently labo'ing as hard as
any Of the oSremen.
Harvard was now confident of success
and at the close OF fall mile, which was
covered In FIVE minutes, she was clear oil
the Columbia and still going we'll. There
seemed to be no qaestion as to how the
race would result.
The Harvard Coxswain after passing the
mile Gag carried his boat over to the east
shore, losing some distance. Columbia
was thus enabled TO close up the gap Of
nearly two lengths, 80 that Of one and
three.iourth miles the New York crew
was level with the Harvard, and Just be-
yond this point the PROV OF the Columbia
shell went TO the front.
Braudges called his crew for a rally, and
they responded 90 that at the second mile
flag Harvard was sgsin leading, having
made half the journey in 10 minutes and
4 seconds.
AZ the crews passed the navy yard q
magnificent spurt took place, but
Harvard had the race in hand now.
Farther and farther did Harvard draw
until at the third flag, which was reached
In Exactly sixteen minutes, the Crimson
capped crew was three open lengths ahead.
AT three aud 0 half miles Harvard was
between three aHd four lengths ahead.
The few Harvard men on shore and 10
launches following, were cheering vocf'
eiously. AA the crews approached the
regatta point, where the crowd had
increased to 500 or 600 persons,
the Columbia made q final rally, and
hit up their stroke to forty four. The HAr.
ward responded with forty.tWo, with which
the race was opened. Bjth crews went
past the line at Q rattling pace amid the
cheers OF the spectators.
HArvatd's time for the four miles, q
minutes and 45 seconds; Columbla'e, 81
minutes and 5S seconds.
Directly the Columbia crew crossed the
line, No. 2 (Eldridge), who Tal
not in the best form al
the start, was seen 10 weaken
He had rowsd SO plncky race that when
the excitement OF The contest had ceased
he was completely exhausted and tainted
Rest1ratives wete given him, but he did
not seem 10 tevive, aud at last was re
moved fro n the boat and taken ashore 1t
the Columbia launch.