New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-02
HARVARD FRESHMEN WIN.
THE YALE BOAT SUNK IN ROUGH WATER.
CoLUMBiAs SHELL HALF FULL or WATER AT rHE
RACE.
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NEW LONDON, July / (SpeciaD. The Grim
OF fair Harvard went To the front to-day anu to
freshman the against Yale and Co
lumba. The victory unexpected one ana the
from the shores Of the Charles are conse-
qucnty much clstoi The water was as bad a. IL well
could be and the Yalo boat swamped at the mile
1sg while Columbia rowed with boat half full OF
water The day perfect and when tho heet OF
yachts and excursion boats went steaming up to the
this morning. the surface OF the river was as
placid mill pond. II nearly III O'Clock when
the crews OF Columbia and Yale were seen pulling
down from their quarters to the start on The old decay
ing navy yard. Harvard followed lesurely, but was
first in position for Yalc and Columbia went pulling
down tho river. backing water resting on their
oars, every and then, apparently In
no hurry to into position. When
they finally backed up to their respective stake-boats,
the Columbia stake boat he drifting and so
another long wait occurred while the crew got their
smell position. All this while fresh breeze had been
up from tho south and by tho time all were
ready the start the surface OF tho Thames was COW
cred with and two miles OF rough water stretched
before the As boat got In position
the would pull of their jerseys, throw them into
the stake or the water did not seem to matter
which, and themselves for the start The crew OF
Yale was evidently the best There was more Drawn
and muscle in It, and the pulled a beautiful and
telling stroke At 1i27 % the referee. standing on the
bow Of the Columbia launch, inquired: Are you
ready r. and Immediately added. go" Columbia got
the frat and off. pulling 80 strokes minute.
Harvard started with 80 strokes to the
minute, and Yale with So Harvard over
toward the shore and had the best
water. Columbia was in the middle OF the river, In
rough water ana Yale was over toward the east bank
the eighteen strokes Yale got good water, and
then In a'seaway that ode 1t difficult TO keep the
she'll anoat Yale took the leaf once, In spite OF the
bad water and she did 1t easily that 1t looked as
ina To u he frat al
Yale and Columbia spattsrsd good deal, but
Harvard rowing evenly and eisurely. sank her oars
the water without spaiter The current struck
the Yale boat at angle OF thirty degrees forcing IL
toward the Groton shore. the coXswain apparently
aiding this by steering In the direction Then.
seeing his mistake he pat mis- helm apor and headed
more for the New London shore JUST before the ha-
mile flag Yale full boats length ahead pulling 80
strokes minute Harvard and Columbia were nearly
even the former pulling 80 strokes and the latter
"a to the minnie. The Harvard crow rowed In fac
form and the stroke which they pulled
seemed longer the regular Faulkner stroke The
Columbia boat hal n pped much water that she sat
low. aud every expected to SEQ her swamp fales
boat almost hidden by the spray from the breaking
waves and spashing one hundred yards from the
hali-mle flag the Yale crew stopped rowing and almost
instantly the boat sank. throwing the men into the
water. The Yale launch came along and rescued the
| struggling crew. The men much exhausted when
they pulled aboard the launcn, but mono OF them
suffered seriously. II seems that the waves hal broken
the washbOard OF the Yale boat and she had rapidly
filled. the time she swampe tbs Yale boat was half
length IN the other half length having been
recovered 10y the other while the Yale men rested
on their oars IN expectation OF the final catastrophe.
Both Harvard AMI Columbia were pulling thirty-sx
strokes 10 the mile hLg. AMI Harvard had
taken lead. Just before reaching tho mile nag Scho
who pulled No. in the III Iryarl crew. gave out
aud pulled badly for tho rest OF the The time at
! N Columbia.
crews had wreichel ant we're Obliged 10 lessen
the number OF ther strokes Harvard ut the mile and u
half lag was rowing only 30 strokes to the minute,
while Columbia wing 81 II was then evident,
however that t was HarvarIs aud Columbia drop
ped 10 strokes while Harvard made spurt and went
up to s.. The time AZ the mile and half uaS was:
Harvard Sis; Columbia. $50. The crimson OF Har-
ward now shot rapidly forward and finished five lengths
ahead OF Columbia HIrvarl's time FOR the race vas
l;53 and ColumDias l2:l0. Dresser VINO rowed No. D
IN Coumbias crew gave ont at the mile and a half flag.
The following si Of tho competing crews with their
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