New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-01


two traditional rivals Back in the early fifties IL
was that Harvard and Yale first measured oars and
everyone watching those sixteen young athletes
knew that not one would prove false to the memo
ries of thirty years and to the aquatic
triumphs of his college, The Rival turned ana
steamed back The men clenched their oars hard,
set their teeth and loaned forward ready for the
word, motioness rs many statues but withe'ery
sense strained to tho utmost limit OF tension,;,
Suddenly, Are You rcadyin " go y rang
broke the spell and changed tho motloness
oarsmen INTO struggling. straining, painting gadia-
tors whose weapons were their bending oars
Hoarse cheers and yells of Harvard" 1aie,~
came across the river from the Cygnet ard the
shore the sixteen oars lashed the water INTO
muscles dashed ward and forward with
terrible rapidity, each crew fought ioI
the lead 1t was II o'clock. m dnSt n ane
wards oars took the water first 10y fISctoh OF d
second Ysles first three strokes were pulled at inc
rae 81 AZ to the mina'e n Ing Sicner stroke
than she has before in her grm resolve not 70 alloy
her dangerous rival to steal the lead. for ~
strokes the boats kept even. The contrast III inc
appearance of the two was striking III the ex-
treme. Well down forward and back beyond the
perpendicular swung Harvard's oarsmen, putting
all their weight and Drawn into their mighty heave
at the beginning OF thor stroke: Like
curious bits OF machinery the men OF Yale shd
swiftly backward andfOrward nearly bolt upright
their arms going III and ont almost quicker than inc
eye could follow, jerking their arms IKE hgEthbe
through the water while their absence OF swihg Was
set OFF against Harvards regular rise and fall but
this contrast was hardly noted before chango was
begun. The crews had hardly pned 80 stlokeS
when Harvard dropped from Al to -, ana ia,e.
keeping up 70 AZ, began inch by inch To gam mar
ward, unwilling 10 Keep up the hot pace set az the
start, again lowered her 81 roke trhie, ana iaie,
rowing with tho same wonderful rapiulty, Drew up
until her ooxswain wac opposite he Harvard waist
On shore the Harvard men we're silent ana .ne ona
settled down into their steady, sweeping stroke con
sciOus that they were losing ground, DIS throwing
all their strength into their oars ana pairing as
evenly in a practice row on the ChAIies. Sui.IS
was setting a regular, beautiful stroke, Nule po-
hind him Chalfant and Ludgen were making 1ieH
oars bend under their weght, and Mumford was 90
ING good work in the bow But the beauty of the
rowing brought no balm 10 Harvard hearts. lor ale
drawing away until az me nrSI Quarter h mo,
ss.Ta T istle Curtis spoke to bis men
aud uuickened his stroke Chalisnt whose
genial face was hardly reTosyie Of bis
pounds into his oar and Sawyer and Munford IN
the bow took up the stroke, while the hai
at every mighty stroke. Harvard gained,
and the cheers of the Harvard men broke
out afresh. But keen-eyed Folsom. Yaes pueky
stroke was watching his rivals, ana Harvards
sput had not ended when he III turn called 10 LIS
crew and added three strokes minute TO MS RAPID
Sale;s waist. but Yale's squirt brought
her further ahead the crlusson oarsInen dragged
after coming down from they splrt ihen tne
Harvard So with The Harvard low well overlap
ming Inc Yale ruGdeI. Then Harvard sported
again, but she had hardly gained i've deet
when Yale answered with another squirt Inc
struggle had become so desperate that tae specta-
tors were silent and watched the thrilling struggle
breathlessy, with faces white with excitement ne
two shells were almost side by slde SO close that
the men in eacn could hear every movement
Of the others Thus far the race been one long,
Tremendous squirt. But all the time Yale had been
averaging 10 strokes minute faster than her rivals
without being able to shake them entirely on
THE STRUGGLE AT lHE BEGINNING.
.hnnt the fhraa
Quarters Harvard quckened again but Yale once
more responded. Yale was splashing and
then Harvard pulled clearly. although with some
tendency to drag, and Mumtord, the bow, although
rolling all out of shape, was dong splendid
work Sui another squirt by Har
ward, and Yae's was less vigorous than
before Suddenly wild-eyed student dropped his
glasses and throwing his around his neighbours
neck, calculated: e Harvsrd's gaining" IL was
true Up to this point the chances had been con-
ceded to be in Yale's favor and it was feared that
harvard would go to pieces. But as the mile flag
was neared, Harvard Ger, ainly oyerhauling
her rival he wild yells of /" Harvard the
observation irain and the frantic shrleks of Hold
'em. Folsom" told that thls had been discovered by
thosr on shore. Harvard sgurted and crept stead
~ up lale's coxswaiD here lost his crew
trfe bv steering too far Osard the east bank. AT
the mile Harvard was pulling 3o and ale III, and
in time Yale was Two seconds ahead: But
tire hopes excited by this at the grand staud
were destined never to be realized
s,urt The life seemed suddenly gone from the
boat. Theft stroke was dead Parrotl looked badly
gone Hull showed signs OF breaking up and Folsom
wac doing more than his share OF the work.
The mile ADD half iag had been moved
out IT, AVOID any danger OF eel-grass,
90 that Yale had a clearer course above the Navy
Ya7. last years crew. Still they dragged, the
Oars sp.ashed the water and the crew showed signs
\ OF dcmoralizatlon although they kept up their
II rapid stroke.
Harvard. with her long, steady stroke.
was tie cry, and sure enough the Harvard bow was
showing 70 the fore. Now, one OF the long Har-
ward strokes worth dozen of Yale'> rapid dabs,
tnd the crimson shell rapidly shot ahead, leaving
Talcs ratified OarsInen struggling
tic rear while Harvard's friends went
half mad an their frenzled exultatiOn. Clear water
tne mic aud halt flag Harvard had dropped " 80,
yaio pulling IA and the crimson oar
biaces were flashing a, good four lengths
III advance of the Yale shell.
Now came the ANXIOUS questions Can Harvard
keep this up ~ " How about Mnmford, the subsl.-
tute bow VINO is unused To iour-mlie pulls r. Well,
there were muscles IN the Harvard boat crying for
rest and there were parched throats and
Their swing, and kept the boat on an even keel.
Yale wac badly of Parrot looked here 10 be almost
thoroughly exhausted. Opposite the Navy. Yard
something of MS former vigor. and
his men failed to follow him. Rogers and
Hull were very tired Oarsmen and the crew looked
sorry lot as they kept pumping away az Their
quick stroke spIsshlng badly and failing o keep
any kind OF time. The Rival, which had at first run
up, as Yale fell back now stopped for moment 10
give tue crew plenty of room
At the two-mIle flag Harvard had settled down
81 strokes minute anu Yale was pulling 40, while
Harvard was 10 seconds ahead. what seemed
four lengths, although the time would hardly
allow that difference. The half rowod
and its virtual decision had been thus brought
hDout from the exhaustng effects of the Yale's
Quick stroke The next half inile was uncvenful.
Yale padded on puchily. but raggedy, far astern,
while Harvard kept up her steady pull,
ana easily retained her lead. At the 2la mile
Gag Yale was pulling 43 to HMverd's com