The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-28

Yale Defeats Harvard by the Best Time ~
Record-Columbia Follows suit.


Record Columbia Follows suit.
NEW LONDON, June 27.--rbis was II
bad day for "far Harvard" She was
beaten by Yale University seventeen
seconds. The winning time was 20:i6,
the fastest four-mile time recorded. The
rain, which commenced Wednesday
evening, making necessary the postpone
ment of the Harvard. Columbia fresh
men race, continued until o'clock, and
then the sun frightened. This left the
the tide and wind favorable.
The rain prevented imany
persons from coming, yet the races wore
witnessed by 5000 strangers aside from
town people. Both crews were in fine
condition. Harvard was the favorte in
the betting. The observation train ut
the start was filled with students who
cheered the crews Justify and gave them
a hearty sendof Az tho word Ego"
both crews took water together, both
splashing and taking thrirty-nine
sirokcsto the minute. Yale led by triile.
At the half mile post Yale was half Il
length ahead and Harvard held her for
minute, when Yale went way and led
by II length. Harvard ,spurted
and the boats were side by
|. side for quarter of mile.
, Yales coxswain then headed the boat
half point of the course. Harvard
then took advantage and led Yale by II
quarter of a length. At the mile liag
Harvard then increased the lead To half
u length. Yale made tremendous
squirt and gained on Harvard, and they
were bow and bow ut the two-mile flag.
Just after passing this point No. in
Yalc's boat caught "crab" but re-
covered so quickly that the momentum
was not checked. Harvard saw the mis-
bn,, aud OpnrfaI lanIinn Nnla hN n
quarter of length. Yale then made an
exhibition of the finest rowing ever seen
on the course. The crew rowcd in perfect
form and pulled thirty-nine powerful
strokes to the minute, while Harvard
was rowing thirty-five ragged strokes
and appeared demoralized. Harvard
did all she could, but it was no use, as
the race was virtually over. Yale kept
lIp thirty-ninc strokes the nest of the
race. AT the two and half mile flag
Yale led half a length. She lhon shot
past Harvard, and ut the tree mile
stake led by three lengths. harvard's
Nos. Z and showed signs of Weakness
and could not respond TO the tall for a
squirt. Yale kept increasing the lead to
the finish. and crossed the line i'm 20:3l,
the best time on record. Harvari's time
was 2O:i6. Even that beats previous
records with one exception.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The race between the Columla-Har-
ward freshmen was called for o'clock,
having been postponed from DIN the
morning oc account of rough waller and
the storm. At the appointed hdir the
water, tide and wind were favorable.
The crews were not at the twb-mile
stake, their start, until o'clock. They
waited there twenty-five minutes before
their referee started them. Columbia
started of with a forty-two stroke to
Harvard's thirty-nine. After NJ few
strokes Columbia forged ahead andkept
there. They rowed like clockworki and
at no time did their stroke fall lflow
forty. while Harvard dropped to thirty
six. Columbia crossed and finished an
easy victory by four lengths. THE
Columbia, 9:i3iz; Harvard, 9:d. Yale
and Columbia united i'm a jollificaton
this evening in which nearly the while
town took part.