The Washington critic., 1885-06-26
THE YALE.HARVARp RACE.
A Great Contest Between Skilled Oars.
men This Morning.

hOIllt tANlltilltllb WUS CuNStO NtSitTAldH
at New London over the discovery that
the name of the Harvard stroke, Penrose,
does not occur in the Harvard catalogue.
According to the terms of the agreement
under which these races are rowcd no
man is eligible who is not a candidate for
degree in some department of the uni-
versty, and such candidate must have
been connected with his department since
the beginning of the academic year. The
Harvard men when questioned were con-
fused and evasive in their answers; one
member of the crew declared Penrose was
in the civil engineer department; another
said he was in the museum. "A formal
! protest has been entered by Yale and
| great surprise is expressed that Harvard
| has gone so far in her professional"
| tactics as to descend to such device to Sc
| cure man for her crew. The Harvard
| men came over to the Yale quarters last
| evening for the customary formal call and
were received cordially.
Captain Cook, when asked for an opin-
| ion on the result replied that there was no
| basis in any of the facts in his possession
for forming definite opinion. The con-
| ditons of wind and tide this year have
| been so different from the trials of speed
| of former years that no reasonably accu-
| rate estimate of the Yale crews pace can
be formed, and the same is probably true
| of Harvard. "There is" said Captain
| Cook, 'more chance for difference of opin-
| ion this year than in any of the races |
have seen on the Thames"
AT 1880 o'clock this morning everything
| was favorable for the starting of the race.
All the early trains brought large crowds
| from Boston, New Haven and other east
ern cities. The river banks along the line
of the course were black with people.
| Great interest was manifested in the re-
suit of the contest and the betting was
lively, with slight odds in favor of the
| Harvard crew.
Exactly on time the crews were started.
Harvard sprang to the front at once and
| at the end of the first mile led. This lead
| the crew maintained with ease through
out the race, winning in % min. 12l Sec;
Yale 28 min. % sec. This is the slowest
time ever made in the Yale-Harvard race
with the exception of the race in 1888,
when Harvard won in 2540, and indicates
that Harvard had very easy pull. Last
| Saturday the same crew III the race with
Columbia made the same distance in 2i:27,
beating Columbia half mile.
Harvard Columbia Freshman Race.
Both eghts caught the water well to-
| gether. Harvard rowed forty strokes
| during the first minute and gradually re-
| duced it to the strong, steady, machine
like swing of thirty-seven, which Har-
| ward men know how to use so effectively
when they have secured lead. Column
bia was beatenin the first quarter mile.
Her men rowed pluckily but raggedly,
and the Harvard boat shot rapidly away
The lead was steadily increased to the end
of the race, the crimson finishing amid
| the salutes of the yachts in ~ minutes
and 81 seconds. Columbia crossed the
finish line urged by shouts of
conditions of wind and tide, the time was
not remarkable. A strong ebb-tide was
in favor of great speed but its effect was
in some measure counteracted by brisk
wind blowing up the course, rendering
the water rather lumpy.
The u. of II. Four.
Ellis Ward is devoting considerable at
tenton to the University Of Pennsylvania
four, but especially to the two new men,
and, though he says little, yet it is evident
that he has great expectations of their
success in the races on Lake Quinsiga-
mond on July 4.
Many of the old university oarsmen are
favorably impressed by the work of the
individual members Of the four and of the
crew as whole, and large delegation
will 60 to Worcester in the expectation of
seeing the pennant snatched from Cornell
by Pennsylvania. Whitaker will have q
chance to steer another race tomorrow in
the Schuykill Navy regatta before he again
tries his skill against that Of Cornells
bow oar.
Cycling.
Meet and races of the Ohio State Divi-
sion, L. A. W., at Springfield, O., July 20
and 81, Fourteen races.
Howell won the one-mile professional
Championship May 27 in 2:56 80, beating
Fred Wood and Hawker.
Charles Richards Dodge of Washington
has taken charge of the cycling depart
ment of the magazine "Outing."
Baseball.
The Nationals play the Atlantic Citys,
formerly the Wilmingtons, to-day at At
lantic City, There are prospects that the
Atlantic Citys will disband. In this case
the Nationals will lose six games and the
| Nirginias nine.
The statement by a morning contempo-
rary that the disbanding of the Jersey
Citys would compel the Trentons to play
out the schedule of the former club is in.
correct. Although the Trentons go to
schedule, as it is so much better than
Jersey City's. There would be no advan,
tage in Trenton remaining in the League
if it were to play on Jersey Citys sche-
dule. BY Jersey City Withdrawing the
Nationals lose three games and the Vir
ginias one. AS the Nationals have won
twenty-five and lost eleven, and the Vir-
ginias won thirty and lost eight, the ac-
: ton of the Jersey Citys Will make the
Nationals record twenty-five won and
eleven lost, and the Virginias' twenty
nine won and seven lost. 1t will be seen
that the Virginas are made better by
three games by the operation.
In the event OF the disbanding of the
Atlantic Citys, the Nationals would stand
16 won, II lost Virginias 20 won, lost
The Virginias' lead is again reduced to s
games, exactly what it is now, not count
ing games affected by Withdrawals
international Rifle Contest.
The American cup presented by the
American rifle team to the riflemen OF
Ireland as memorial of the first inter
national rifle contest was won yesterday
at Dollymount, Ireland, by William
Russell Joynt, who thus becomes the
champion shot of Ireland for the year
Mr.. Joynt stands at the top of the list OF
the Irish eight at Wimbledon, with u score
of l53 out of a possible 500. Mr.. Joynt
was member of the team which shot al
Creedmoor in 1876, and also opposed
Colonel Bodine's American team at Dolly.
mount in 1882.
They VIII Meet.
At last arrangements have been made tC
decide the respective claims for superb
ority between the washington Paragon,
Johnny Kane, and the Quaker City "Good
! One" John Il. Kline. 1t will be remem
bered that a week ago they met TO contend
for listic honors in II two best out of three
setto. This time purse of $50 and con
! test to finish will be the reward and
order of the night. This evening, at the
J Comique Summer Garden, the affair will
} take place, and, no doubt all lovers o.
| sport will be there. The prices will bC
small, 10, % and 80 cents, and, in addition
Il good variety entertainment will bC
| given.