St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-27
Harvard Surprises Yale and Everybody
Else by Winning the Rowing Race
With Ease,
And Thus Creates Trouble in the Lat
ter Grew of Rather Seri-
Gus Nature.
Harry Wilkes Beats Tr1nket at
Mystic Park, Boston, in Three
Straight Heats.
A Good Day and Track for the
Brighton Beach Races--Other
Sporting Events.
Harvard Beats Yale.

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June 26.-NOJ III
the history of the Yale-Harvard races has
the interest manifested previous to any
race been brought to such a high state OF
excitement as it was before to-day's con-
test. Early last night all the hotels were
OvercrOwded and lodgings were not to be
had at any price. The night trains from
Boston to New York and New York boats
largely increased the number of visitors
and the morning trains from all directions
came in crowded. New Haven sent over
an excursion train of fifteen cars in addition
to the regular trains. The betting, which,
after the Columbia's race, changed from
odds on Yale to even money, and then to
odds on Harvard, is now about even. An
unusually large amount of money has been
put up Oh the result of the race. The final
betting was about even, although
some enthusiastic Harvard men gave
odds rather than not place their
money. At a. m. the water was
in excellent condition, there being but
a slight ripple and very light southwest
winds. AS the time for the race ap-
preached the excitement became intense,
especially among the Yale men, over re-
port that Capt. Flanders was i'll and could
not row. A Yale official who was seen on
the subject confirmed the report of the cap
tain's illness, but added that, although
FLANDERS WAS SICK,
it had been decided that it would be better
for him to row than to make change in
the stroke. This story changed the betting
to 100 to 80 in Harvard's favor, and the
Harvard men were furnishing all the
money that Yale was calling for. About
9:45 a. m. the breeze freshened consider
ably and blew almost directly across the
course, which was considered an adj
vantage for Yale. The water had
grown quite rough at 1915 o'clock. The
Harvard boat came out at 11:02, Yale fol-
lowing one minute later, and both crews
padded leisurely to the starting point. At
:25 the word was given, and Yale took
the water very quickly and obtained lead
of about two feet. Harvard settled to her
work, however, and at fifty yards from the
start had drawn up even and was begin
ming to draw ahead. In less that 800 yards
Harvard showed clear water between her.
self and Yale, and Yale never got near her
again. At this time both crews were pull
ing forty strokes. Harvard, however, showed
her stroke, and at the first half mile had a
clear lead of half a length, which kept in
creasing, Yale still rowing forty and Har
ward thirty-three. At the first mile Harvard
led by two lengths, her time being 5 min
utes, so seconds. At the mile-and-a-half
YALE sPURTED
and began to decrease the lead trif1e.
Harvard Immediately increased her stroke
and began to draw ahead again. At the
mile-and-a-half Harvard's time was min
utes, 90 seconds, and the race was virtually
over. At the two-mIes Harvard led by
three lengths pulling fine, steady stroke
of SO. Yale hit her stroke again opposite
the navy yard, but Harvard easily held her
own. Harvard made the two miles in 10
minutes and 21L seconds. From here to
the finish the water was quite rough and
the time was slow. At three miles Harvard
led by ten lengths, passing the flag in Is
minutes, $50 seconds. Yale's time was 19
minutes, 491a seconds. Both were pulling
about the same stroke, and Yale'S style had
improved. The Harvard men along the
course became very jubilant and Yale
had lost all interest in the race Both crews
spurted at the finish, but Harvard crossed
the line fifteen lengths ahead an easy win
-ner. The official time was: Harvard; 25
minutes, 121a seconds; Yale, 20 minutes,
26 seconds At the finish the Harvard crew
appeared fresh and in good condition, while
in the Yale boat Peters and Parrott ap-
peared to be blown, and Storrs pulled in a
rather restless style.
BY MILES.
First mile: Harvard, 5 minutes, so sec
Onds. Yale, minutes, seconds.
Second mile: Harvard, 10 minutes, II
seconds; Yale, 10 minutes, 4S seconds.
Third mile: Harvard, 18 minutes, 53 sec
onds; Yale, 10 minutes, 45 seconds.
Fourth mile: Harvard, 25 minutes, 121S
seconds; Yale, 26 minutes, 26 seconds.
YALE SURPRISED.
A Yale oarsman not in the race explained
Yale's disaster by saying that Yale was out
rowed and Yale paid too much attention to
the inside of the boat while Harvard paid
strict attention to the stroke. Certain it is
that the result is a great surprise to Yale,
as she considered her crew sure winners.
Many prominent Yale men have freely ex-
pressed their opinion that the result
of this race will break up the Bob Cook
and Louis Hull regime. 1t is now stated
that two days ago Cook and Flanders had a
serious misunderstanding, and Cooks Ian
guage was so.strong that it broke Flanders
up so that tears sprung to his eyes. The
record of the Yale and Harvard series now
stands, Harvard 6, Yale 4, while the Yale
crew of 1884 holds the best time record.
The men of the Yale crew decline to talk
about the matter further than to say that it
was fairly won.