Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-26
YALE WINS THE RACE.

Cook on the Chances
 Special to the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 NEW LONDON, June 25.-The Yale univer- sity crew won the race with the universit eight of Pennsylvania this afternoon on the Thames. The course YVES four miles in length Yale's time was 23:33. The Pennsylvania crews time was 24:44. The race was won by an even eighteen lengths; time, one minute and twenty seconds. The Yale crew seemed to make no effort in the race and rowed easy, graceful and deep stroke. The easy victory was somewhat of surprise to the collegians of the different colleges who were present. There were plenty of people about the race course this afternoon who thought that the Pennsylvanias could beat Yale. FL lis Ward, the Penpsylvsnias' coach, said to COURIER reporter just before the race that he could not make any predictions concerning
 the race, but was sure that his men would give the Yalensians close rub ''I think" 1" said Mr. Ward, "that Yale has better crew | than has been given out, and I don't think | that there is much show of our winning any | way'
 The Hobbies of the Crocker House were | filled during this afternoon with 8 motley | throng of blue, red and crimson. The | Pennsylvania crew are quartered at the ho- | tel. Much betting was indulged in during | the day among the students on the ''varsi- | ty'' race. The betting stood in most cases 3 to 5 on Yale and 3 to on Harvard. l There are many bets on such odds. Bl ting | on the YalePenpsyl vania lace was light. A
 man who accompanied the crew, and who had great faith in their strength, was taLing bets and lost heavily on his favorites before | the shades of night had fallen. 1 The steamer Manhansett left her pier at | 5:30 o'clock and steamed up the course to within mile of the starting point of the | crews.
 The Yale launch was the referees boat I The timers were P. R. Bolton for Yale ard D. Kennedy for Pennsylvania. On the ref
 eree's boat were F. G. Peters for Yale, T. G. Hunter for Pennsylvania At the finis.4 F. B. Brandagee for Yale and Reginald Harl Pennsylvania. The crew of the Pennsyls | ias was the same as the day before when | raced with Columbia. At 5:5S the start ' l made. The half-mile flag stake was pas ] | with Yale in the lead. The mile stake V passed with Yale leading by length a ! half. At the two mile stake Yale had in | creased the distance between the two boz | by four lengths. Yale was roy. ng at abouy
 thirty-two strokes minute and apparently l was making no effort to --cep the | distance between herself and Pennsylvania
 continually on the increase. At the tf :, mile stake Yale was at least nine lenS2sf | ahead. The Pennsylvanias kept falling be-
 hind until the Yale crew shot past the flo mile flag stake rowing thirtytwo strokes < | the minute, eighteen lengths ahead of ss Pennsylvanias. Pennsylvania made SD at the two and a half mile stake and s | then rowing at the rate of thirty-s; [ strokes minute. Yale made no change, \ no perceptible one was made by the Pc T. 1 sylvanias during the race. Yale rowed Q | long, sweeping stroke, which shot her boat all at 1T1nh mid rofo fhor1 fs,n | Pennsylvania shell. The Pennsylvania stroke l was quick, but didn't seem 10 take much et- 1 feet.
 Oar No. 4 in the Pennsylvanias' crew wcs l faulty. The crew's oars seemed to lack strength of finish when they pulled. A 1 was light and hard'y rippled the waters of the Thames. The tide at food. The timek eepers boat followed the re 3ing shells, keeping close behind them. Yale stock went
 way up when their shell shot past the fou.-
 mile point eighteen lengths ahead of thei opponents The scene during the @
 was pretty one, the water being sme l and the two crews they came d; s down the broad surface of the Thames t.
 ing up silvery sprays and sending the
 der shells along like arrows.
 The victory was an erTy walk over,
 the verdict of all collegiaus assembled
 conclave at the Crocker nouse tonight. brought out many bette1s on Yale for com ing races. The Pennsylvaniss left tonight fo-
 Philadelphia, where they will pull on the Schuykill rivers regatta Saturday. The, are entered in the race at Lake George l July 3. The Pennsylvania men said tonight | after the race that they didn't expect to win | anyway. We were very foolish to race wi. | Columbia the day before. Our men ha l not done badly, although beaten by eighteer, | lengths, as the Yale crew are a better train ed crew and with better mettle in them than many people suppose.
 The new Yale shell is not giving good sat isfaction. It sets down too deep in the
 water The boat was built alter the same model as Harvard's and Columbia's boats and they found the same trouble with their
 boats. Columbia is using old boat. liar yard sent her boat back twice to have it altered and finally got it fixed to suit her. Before to-day's race the feeling was all in favor of Harvard, but to-day's exhibition of
 Yale's abilities brought Yale betting to the front.
 The Yale crew are in splendid spirits to- night. Many Yale men are in town night,
 There is considerable speculation at this place as to the result tomorrow between Co., lumbia and Harvard. The race will start at 6:30 o'clock. G. St. John Sheffield has charge of the Yale launch.
 Gill, Mo- of the freshmen crew, is threatened with an attack of measles. He is under charge of Dr. Fuller, of New London. He is one of the strongest men of the crew, but it is hoped he will be able to TOW the coming race.
 The steam Yacht Norman of New York, with George Eager of New Haven aboard, and the Talisman, also of New York, are on the Thames.
 The Columbia boys are backing Yale strongly tonight at the Crocker Ho1se.
 Guests at the Crocker House from lew Haven E. Porter, H. L.. .Ames, w. H. Cy.l- bert, J. H. Bush, c. L. Lane and $. Dutch.
 Tracy R. Bronson of the New York Ii and Nelson J. Sims of the Boston Heralt re doing the races.
 The steamer Osprey has been chartered y MT. Seccomb for the Yale Harvard race.
 Columbia and Yale boys are celebrat lg the victory over Pennsylvania in a fitting and jolly manner tonight. The Crocher House is in complete possession of the stu dents.
 Harvard's crew is the same magnificent eight with one exception which so demo-2l ized Yale last year, and they are in as good condition now as ever they were.
 Dispatch To The United PressJ
 NEW LONDON, June 25.-Yale's unive1si ? boat crew did fine work on the Thames $ afternoon and rowed away from the Penn = vania crew without any apparent effort. 1e crowd was much larger than was expec T, as it was regarded certain that Yale would win and the odds were largely in her favor. At five o'clock the steamers Manhansett and Cecile left their wharves with large crowes aboard, including about fifty Amherst coll , men who had their class supper at the Peqrt tonight. The steamers were fo' o'&'wed up the course by a score of smaller craft which anchored near the finish, while the steam yacht Talisman of Providence and the Nor ma and Nereid went up above the navy yard to follow the crews down. Captain Mumford of Harvard was chosen referee and the word to Ego" was given at 5:57, neither crew hev- ing an apparent advantage. Yale's frat strokes were powerful ones and when they had dipped their blades three times their shell was ahead at tn; j- six strokes to the minute ~ Quakers started out on thirty-I ) strokes, but they kept it only thirty second 5, sIa L;li sl=s v!