New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-29
YALE BADLY BEATEN.
HARVARD WINS THE RACE BY Is LENGTHS
YALE LEADS AT FIRST BUT Is SOON LEFT BEHIND
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
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NEW w-LoNDoN Conn.,, Juno 28.-The eighth ans
nual boat race between the university crews OF Yale
and Harvard was won this afternoon by Harvard
by fifteen lengths The day dawned with sunny
smile. and the earliest risers felt confident that q
race would be rowed. All night long collegians
from Harvard and Yale continued to pour into tne
hotel and what with the cheers with which the
parties were greeted, tho prauks that freshmen ana
sophomores cut up in the corridors OF the Crocker
House, and the noisy songs OF Columblas deteateo
freshmen, who were drowning their chagrin and
breaking training rules simultaneously in the cafe
it was minimum of sleep that came to the eyes Oh
the majority of the hotels guests
THE CREWS BEFORE THE RACE.
Harvards' delegation was FIRST on the ground,
and Yale's blue comparatively scarce untii
after noon, when the train arrived from New-Haven.
Then, however the town blossomed with 1T and
right hearty welcome 1T received everywhere. for
the Yale men were decided favortes with the deni-
zens of this borough. The personal friends OF the
crews visited them at their quarters and found
them as quiet and serene, calm in demeanor and
fresh and ruddy in appearance could be wished.
Harvard has been made cool and little hard
headed by experience, and has been care
full to avoid every sign OF enthusiasm
on her own prospects. She knew much
more of Yae's strength and endurance tnan
Yale did of hers The crews have been chary OF show
ing themselves in the presence of each other but
Harvard has kept q fine marine glass mounted on \
tripod in position that commands the river from
the mountain above TO the finish below, ana the
supporters of the blue have never been out ZOE
even a snort pull but what notes have been made
of the behavior of every oar In the boat VI courso
Yale too, got many an observation OF tne crison ,
rowers, but there was q big balance against thein
for long pulls made III the settling darKness anu
telling spurts rowed in the quiet water screened "
the mountain above Gales Ferry.
YALE STRONG FAyoRTE IN THE BETTING.
Yale's Drawn and muscle brought Lsr many SUP
porters. but among the boatmen who have
been made conservative by years of experiences
taSEs andsrcurTsns wat Of 'sdlR isslag in favor
Harvard has unswervingy cultivated for years.
The conviction that there is no living against sueh
gait as Yale has exhibited at times since she csme
eral days ago, led the majority OF
the betting men to put their MONEY ss,
Yale crew. When not out of pure patriotism or be-
cause of the odds of 10 g. to 4,and even to 10
against Harvard that were easily obtained, hal-
wards friends backed her oarsmen because OF thsr
conviction of the superiority Of the old stroke
THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE RACE.
The preparations for the were not diHerean
from those in former years. The course was salne-
four miles straightaway from Bartlett Point tn
Winthrop Point. The half-mile flags futered this
time however, from stakes driven firmly into
the river-bed instead of from anchored bo1ys.
and the line from either end looked as straight 2s
if laid out with the aid of theodohie.
Telegraph stations were placed at each mile on
the bank and thence operators sent wOrd 10 tne
grand stand of the pro sress OF the race. Bans
painted with the college coiors were hoisted shd
lowered there to tell the multltude now tus
struggle went on. Bulletin boards were also useo
to convey more explicit information to the oeca-
pants of the Grand stand. All the small craft ~
the harbor were chartered by spectators and
4 NJ 4 udo RaI EOmDauV
servaton train, With seats arranged In ters whlsE
followed the boats down the eou1se.
The boats that followed the race ofhclslly
were the Ceclle used by the Harbor Master IN keep
ing the course clear of intruders the MannansetA
used as a press boat the Cyguet used as unises-
of the two crews; and the Columbia Club launeAs
Carrie Goodwin, which was the umplres boat
THE RIVAL oARsMeN AT THE START.
When the official boats went up to the starting
point at about o'clock there was every promise OF
a fast race The tide was still flowing in, but had
almost reached its limit. The wind had veered
around so as to blow almost direct y ron the souta
and hence in the teeth of tue boats-a direction
greatly preferable to one athwart the boats-and
the water though rough was not troublesome. Tho
management of all the preliniuaries was admirable
aud within fifteen minutes after the announced
time the crews were in their places and were ready
As the press boat passed the Harvard quarters
| minutes later the Yale men padded toward tho
| starting point across the river. lager eyes nov
| scanned the men from the launches and otnclsl
| boats aud wiseacres decided the race from few
| minutes of hand scrutiny. Handsome pictures
they make, these sixteen young athletes, oroad-
shoudered, deep-chested,, knottylm9ed, strong,
| loined with flesh firm, skin clear and rudy, ana
| ewes bright and snappy. There have been Whisper
ings about the hotels of overtranIng on the part OF
suggestive there was no evidence of such condition
| M the appearance of the men. They wera
apparently as good crew as ever an American
college sent into she'll. Haryards oarsmsl
Indications mot of atbs5s TRit rans Sshna Ala. ies
the blue they do not make a dozen strekss
Harvard after leaving her oat has no steps TO re-
| trace, no oversight to repair Smoothly and
pretuly her shell gdes past and INTO position tas
she reaches her place The arrangement OF her men
| in pairs instead of at eq1al distances gives her
| ragged appearance, and IN the motloa oil her men
and IN tho action of the boat there is noue of the
ease which is 80 marked an Indication or reserved
power aud endurance but tnere are PidnIs IN tnas
and Young COLES ans who tn nix that strength is all
| gaze in amazemsnt and admiration and Haunt theft
blue in the face of the multitude that ne the Danx
| YALE LEADS AT THE OUTSET
| At twenty minutes before the umpire has had
his brief consultation with the captains and ali Is
IN readiness for the fateful word. In another min
] nte they are of. roar comes across the wasee
| from the thousands that crowd the observation
train. The men need no encouragement. for the
manner In which they bend their oars tells how
keenly they are alive to their work. Harvarfs
men move forward smoothly and slowly, and their
| oars drop gently into the water and, after
long. powerful sweep. threw up myriad OF gilt
tering scales in the Yales giants have no such
easy motion. Their legs are drawn up quickly and
nervously Their bodies are plunged forward. their
oars are thrust into the while their shoulders
| move only few inches out of perpendicular Eight
! heavy bodies are forced back long distance, and
| after vicious pull in which the elbows are bent
only halfway, the pulled out of the water
apparently long before the full potency OF the wa
| ter hold0 is exhausted. The boat gives an
| excited leap forward and then waits for the next
furious push. Harvard pulls as smoothly and regu-
| lary as clockwork, forty-two long, sweeping
strokes to the at the start. Yale pulls forty