New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-27
HARVARD WINS THE RACE.
YALE MANY WEARY LENGTHS BEHIND.

| NEw-LoNDON, June 26.-FOr at least q year
to come Harvard will be just cocky for anything In
the four-me the Thames to-day she retrieved
her defeat OF last year. and beat YALE her old rival
nearly out Of sight-which quarter of mile.
Yet in Yales she'll sal seven Of the who rowed In
the Varsity last year, beating Harvard and making
the best record In America2O minutes and 81 seconds
while OF the eight oarsmen in Harvard's boat to-day
| seven had rowed in fourImile race un
til last Saturday. when they defeated Columbia. Tho
record not lowered but the Crmsons reached the I'm
sh in 20 minutes aud seconds That Is not all OF It.
The traditional Yale stroke had its reputation badly
| injured by the stroke of Harvard The men from
NewHaven may not be ready 10 admit It, but their de-
feat be readily explained In any other Yale
had the heavier and the better courseaccordng
to herown views SO she ought to have won, but she
didn't. If was not the stroke, then what wast
The course the that mas been rowed over 50
| many times-from point Gales Ferry up this
Thames, four miles straight away to Winthrops Point
NewLondon. The good fortune OF these boating stu
dents in regard to weather, which has been marked
during this season. did desert them the last When
the crowds which had been gathering In New-London
since yesterday evening, composed mostly OF college
aud their friends went up the river this morning
for the start the bright sunshine not too friendly,
The day. indeed warm but there was no excess or
heat thanks strong breeze from the south and few
clouds overhead The placid Thames lettering along.
bright and bue 1t would have loved to stay near
Columba's boathouse watch the start 1t banks on
each s except where broken by great masses OF gray
rock. clothed with delightful verure BOT Leaf
blade Of grass. had yet been crisped by the heat
And there a good many people after all The OBJ
ervaton train which along the bank was crowded
about 1000 persons, and decorated with dark buc
and crimson flags and futterng hInikerchiefs Tho
boats the river which were to follow behind the
shells held as many more. The referee Robert O. Cor.
nell, and other officials Coumbias launch, tho
Carrie Goodwin. The press boat was the Osprey. No
6nfa anna I'M yyh
yachts were also hand gayly decorated to bring up
procession The spectators and officials were on tho
scene about IL O'Clock. They found the water
bad 1t choppy, and the strong breeze from tho
South discouragng to those who had hoped
to a fast Still the tide would with the
contestants A little later the Harvard crew
in crimson jerseys OF course and with their oar blades
also crimson, appeared at the boat house.
They were at the start before Yale reached there from
her house. which is further But the boys In blue
much behind and at go both shells were in
line the green bank by Columbias boat house.
Yale had the side of the Harvard the east
1t would be hard to find better specimens OF young
manhood than these sixteen fellows in their slender
shells Naked from up, they lookedke bronzed
giants. Every muscle seemed perfectly developed on
the broad backs the rigid and shoulders and u
tue powerful chests The faces OF each eight wore
look OF not over anable determination Evidently is
be hard with love lost or quarter given
on either side The referees boat nearest the other
yachts launches and fell away to the rear
1t was Just twentyfour minutes past IL o'clock. All
being ready Cornell cried "Go " and the great race was
begun No heard frs so intent was every
one in watching the crews. In second, the
crimson-tipped blades had dipped into the water. Yae
was quick but when her stroke was set IL seemed
as rowing the faster one. On the Press boat
for moment 1t thought that the Blues were few
feet in lead but those tho referees boat 1t was
apparent that the OF HarvarI's shell was in adj
AMI fnQfa nt late 1T.
led BIZ half length The stroke OF Flanders in tho Yale
she'll tho minute. while Pcnoso set easier
task his at 80 to the minute Now cheer after
cheer was heard, first Harvard then Yale.
Already one could perceive difference in tho
styles OF rowing. The Harvard oarsmen leaned
forward gently to their work. put their blades in the
water without abruptness decided catch but when
the oars right angles To the boat they threw all
their strength them and kept the stroke up steadily
to the end Their recovery Scesdngy easy aud did
not give jerky motion TO the she'll 1t was something
like the waterncn's stroke which one NAY count auy
day ON the Harlem. But what Yale dong'i Surely
that was not the orthodox Bob Cook stroke Was the
report that since the Ccumba race OF last
Saturday coaches OF Yale hat been tnkerng with
their stroke 1t looked like it. The men rowed beauti-
fully but they certainly did not get their hands away 20
sharply as the OF the old stroke had always seen
a Yale crew do Certainty the did not catch the
water so sharply In the beginning as Of yore Appar-
entity the fellows trying to get their work In VITA
Olr "A
ward doing.
Rnt no matter about the stroke. There time to
argue about it then The first qu,rer OF mile found
Harvard with a lead OF length aud her shell was
steadily but almost mperceptbIy gaining until at the
halEmie flag the distance between the boats was
eng and half ALI this time great cheers for Harvard
were rolling the water from the % ervatlon tram
the bank, and "rah rah ran; i.aei was wa shio"p
back from the crowded craft following In tue wake oi
the race. The powerful fellows III D0ln D0ats were pun
ing braveIy Their bodies rose and fei, IKE macninsy,
tl,a ant he wlte
hint OF a crab. Harvard cleared hes paddles every me'
ESeed aS IgS By the cheers the Blues DASHED through
choppy water AZ strokes to tue minute Tue crimson
blades were rising and falling only 40 times minute;
but pail as they might Yale could not reduce the dis
tance Indeed she could not hold the race
as il was. Harvard moved grimy ahead, and az
the three-duarter-me flag her lea Vas two aud half
lengths. When the first mile had been towei over in
gained by the Crimsons. Yale was ~ seconds behind
Now Harvard had struck the & Eel grasi Tnlea gTsws
little way. but lit was evidently the WING t1at had
boat was moved into Haryard's course
she Now was sIne % tor or ase ,Se the raes
Harvard could counted on t 20 to pieces later
Flanders in Yale who Is clean grit from head 20
foe set his teeth bent his powerful back strained every
muscle in mis- line legs ana arms Ths told From DOW
the shell quivered as the haG ganss ss
but could help it, flung out with his not breath yar
remarks to m ,n ar ew gd' c,es er
from the shore and the steineis ihere wrs
was wanted The ,crimsous heard IT, You
saw that by the increased Intensity OF every notion
Thirty two strokes the minute were al taat stalow
ser Tor his men That WAS enou gh In the eel grsss
BUT Yale was gaining the distance from her SHARP
bow TO lIarvards stern was cut down hall leogta'
Tie cheers from Yale men loud here. but not fran
tic It was evident that their crew were not gsininx
enough. In amoment more Harvard would DC clear OF
ali rawbacks and the bes part OF her course IL
moment more clear OF them and although fsio
kept up her forty strokes and although Harvard WAS
only rowing thirysx. the crimson oars again urged tho
slender shell ahead Now they were of the Navy isris
midway in the Harvard splashing little
and Yale less the former AT the twome IN. In
minutes l0s seconds Her rival came up 81 SECONDS
later. ,.,. -. ,,., l
would win ali doubt was dlSpeed. The ifishds OF