National Republican., 1882-07-01
HARVARD BEATS YALE.
A Grand aud Exciting Rnce Between the
Ttvn ayo1r,u, f.I,,h.

Two College Clubas
NEW LONDON, Conn, June s0-The morning OF
tho great race opened auspiriously. Not since
the frat regatta was held at New London has there
boen so favorable a conjunction of the elements.
A slightly overcast sky, a light breeze blowing
from the northwest and the water scarcely more
than Hpplod, were the conditions that gladdened
the hearts OF the oarsmen and the spectatJrs-the
latter being lcs- numerous than on previous occa-
sions owing to the early hour fixed upon for the
contest The Yale men at 1910 began to paddle
out to the starting point. Their dabbing stroke
ireey vnnvNbaoy c9mmenied @ e. upon Snd i was
crew she was bound to win. Yalo took their
position and sat baskjng In the SUM- waiting for
Harvard, who in tu.h, was waiting for tho APP
,aneously with its arrival, Harvard shot out from
Us hoat aud pulled slowly out into the center of
trast to the exhibition of few minutes before
Harvard stopped for n moment opposite the
referees launch to receive the final Instruction,
and the gratifying announcement was made that
the boats would be started with storms OH the line
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DELAY
caused by referees boat, Professor Wheeler was
seen 70 raise his rifle, sharp report was heard,
from the moving stand, the two shells shot
through the water and commenced their long
journey down tho river. Yale, as usual, was the
first to take the water, and almost imme lately
shot ahead ten feet, pounding the water with ter
ritic strokes OF inrty-six t. the minute and doing
strokes, the largest number allotted by their stroke
oars. AT the end of 100 yards Yale had decided
lead, and could she have held out and main
tanned the same power to the finish of the race she
would have won, but no crew ever did survive
such stroke, and friends of Harvard, perceiving
AT THE FIRST HALF MILE
that their boat was maintaining the same relative
position as was occupied at the end of the first
quarter, and going strongly and well at that, took
heart and shouted ENCOURAGEMENT to their boat.
Al five hundred feet beyond the halr-mie flag
md tvoo aftNfn
iapidly pulling t5iriy. eight to Yale, forty two.
Az the mile flag she was leading by an open length
with Yale weakening yisily, but still maintain
ing Its rapid stroke of forty. five; Harvard satisfied
with her vantage for the present, doing finely at
thiriy.six. From this almost every other stroke
carried her further ahead, and at the mile and a
half fog she had added half length TO the lead
already obtained. The stroke here was Yale
forIy-six; Harvard, thirty-six. At the navy yard,
WHEN HALF THE COURSE HAD BEEN COVERED
great distress was visible in the Yale boat They
appeared utterly pumped out, aud No. 3 had weak
ened so mnch tnat he was unable to finish even
"caughta nasty crab" Five lcnqths was the dis
tance from Yales bow 10 Harvard's stern now, and
l. was a, procession on to the three -milo flag.
Passing that point the men were doiug thirty four
and forty -four strokes as they were respectively
placed. and at this juncture the wonderful pluck
in the Yale boat made surprising demonstration.
As often as Folsam called for 1t the men behind
him responded aud made spuit after spurt. II was
soon seen that they were drawing rapidly upon
thc OdIs HIedu, anu anxiety WIS Whnl-
tested on the countcnance of every Harvard en-.
thusiast, lest misfortune should overtake them
and Yale go to the lore.
THAT LAST MILE WAS NEVER PULLED
so hard nor was there ever so desperate an effort
made in the history in rowing at New London as
was put forth by both crews. Neither boat varied
more than two beats in lis stroke, for the entire
distanfe being from thirty four to thirty-six for
Harvard, and forty four to forty six for Yale. At
last the half mile was reached and only a half
length of clear water separated the two shells.
supreme effort on the part of Yale might win the
race: There was no lack of encouragement for the
putting forth of even a life and death struggle,
Harvard sill had little reserve left, and answer
ing spurt with spurt, she swept on down through
the narrow lane of yachts and steamers, amid
the deafening sound of cannon and the shril
screeching of whistles, q coveted length ahead of
1ales PROV; and so to the finish the victor still
leading by n length. The official time OF the race
was 2OA75 for Harvard, 20;5Ols for Yale, being the
fastest, with one exception, ever made over
fOur-mile course.