Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-21
Columbia Defeated.
Harvard Leads Her a tProeesSiOn''-COl-I
 umbIa Weakens and Pulls Badly.

Harvard Leads Her a s.Procession''-Col-
 umbIa Weakens and Pulls Badly.
 The four mile, streightaway, eight-oared
 race between the crews of Harvard and Col
 umbia colleges at New London yesterday par
 took of the nature of s'procession" as the Columbia oarsmen did not seem inclined to take any other than the last position. The
 course was laid out, but that was about all
 the preparation the authorities did make. On
 the graad stand at Winthrop Point about 2,0oO people gathered to witness the race at
 the finish. There was no observation train,
 no telegraphic bulletins nor press boat. It
 might almost be said that there was no race
 as Harvard took the lead at the start, which
 was made at 1923, and kept it to the finish
 The betting favored the Rewards, although
 both crews were confident of winning and
 the friends of both were ready to back them.
 The water was at about 10 o'clock smooth as
 glass, but the breeze freshened considerably
 before the start, making quite choppy sea
 Harvard had the west and Columbia the east
 course.
 At the first half Harvard had a lead of half length, pulling about thirty-six strokes 8 and whites were fully length behind. Both crews pulled in fine form. The mile was made in six minutes. Harvard was gradually increasing her lead and had dropped to thirty-three strokes, while Columbia was pull ing twenty-nine. Harvard made the mile and half in ten minutes. When she reach ed the two mile flag the time was 1905, with Columbia three lengths and twenty seconds behind. There was little interest in the race beyond this point. Harvard pulled easily, but gradually heightened the distance between her and her opponent, who soon began to show signs of weaken ing. At three miles Columbia was five lengths behind, and Harvard increased this lead to seven lengths in the next half mile. Columbia's No. was pulling in bad form, and No. was evidently about winded. Har- yard began fine spurt at the last half mile, and cheers went up from her friends along the shore and at the finish. Columbia pulled along pluckily, but was broken up. Harvard crossed the finish line twelve winning crew looked fresh and rowed in splendid form. They average 179 1-2 pounds, about seven pounds heavier than the Columbia crew. It is evident that Yale has in Harvard's crew 8 much stronger oppo- nent than she has been led to expect from the stories set afloat at Cambridge about the demoralization of the crimson. The new stroke is better man than the old and the whole crew row in splendid form and evident ly have good staying qualities. The time was; Harvard, q minutes, 43 seconds; Co., lumbia, 45 minutes, 5 seconds. The time is not remarkable, but Harvard could have un- doubtedly done better had she been pushed, even in the rough water. The Yale crew did not row yesterday, as all of them had not ar rived. They will take practice spin this morning. The Harvard Columbia freshman race occurs the 27th, the Yale-Harvard race occurs the 2Sth. The usual preparations will be made for the accommodation of the immense crowds which always gather to wit ness this great aquatic event.