Telegram-herald., 1886-07-03
YALE WINS THIS TIME
Crosses the Finish Line over
Five Lengths Ahead.
4 MAGNIFICENT RICE THROUGHOUT.
The Superiority of Tale's Training
Very Noticeable Harvard 5 Stroke
Snort aod "SnsppY, Tais's
L0ag and Powerful.

A.F LosnoN. Conn.,. JuiY -Aolu, i A
ihe crowd which had dispersed upou the
announcement of the temporary postpone
nent of Tie great varsity race again
began ID assemble. All wl0 could obtain
tickets hocsel 90 ihe observation tram auo
those wh0 were uot took their positions al
me grand stand ANA other points oi
vantage Everybody seems 60 have taken
advantage of The intervening time 10 deck
himself or herself out in al the blue and
rei that could be purchased. according a.
lheir symuathies with the respective crew,
led them. buI as tAe observation train
slowly wended ITS way 0ut ot
The railroad ysrd the colors 0i
the New Haven college seemed Co
predominant Ten tO one There were
blue dresses, hats r0seites, even fish horns.
trimmed with blue. The sun had gone Out
of sight when the moving train came 20
siandstih just beyond Winthrop point
where the start was made. Notwithsiand
ing the finish was % bee four miles up the
river, the grand stand was packed with
hundreds that had been unable TO get tickets
Tor The train aud the river banks were lined
for mile OF So. The water tonight was
perfect The wind which had been blow
ing siiily all dav directly up the course
commenced tO die out al clock and
the hour 0t the race drew near, the surface
of the nvcr was as smooth as "a mlll-p0nd
To was after clock when the crews ROt
into their shells and headed down stream
for the starting point amid hurrahs and
shouts from admirers on shore.
AT $50 the boats were IN line, and al 6,32
the word 10 20 was given, by Referee
Naaa ~ IrF.a N.ar LgD
Strengthened and sixteen oars disappeared
in the glossy surface OF the Thames. The
blue-tipped oars caught the water first ana
sent their boat slightly ahead. but the New
Haven shell had hardly begun 20 move
before the Harvard boat was of. The
start was beautiful one and
almost al the end of the second stroke the
boats were bow and bow. Both crews
were doing magnificent work During the
first minute PenrOse cut out the pace OF
the Harvard crew al the rate OF thirty. six
strokes TO the minute, while Yale was con-
tented TO row only thirty five. From the
moment that the oars first touched tee
water the difference I'm the strokes used was
very noticeable. Howard was quick and
"snappy.' Nale's was long, and seemed more
powerful. AT the same time both boats We're
jumping through the water First Harvard
would forge ahead. and the blue Oarsmen
would come up. At the half mile stake
Harvard was rowing 30 and Yale 36. bat
Yale was evidently doing the best work
Yale ended the mile one length. nearly. in
advance of Harvard, "a 10 Harvards 36
strokes TO the minute. Both crews were
working i'm hne form, and there was 40
percepuble spiashIng. Yale continued 10
increase her lead, but went by the mile
and half stake, rowing the same 81 strokes
10 Harvards 36. Evidently the race was ID
be a procession. Yale soon drapped 90 32
strokes per minute. and still gained on
ne crew working the crimson oars,
who kept on pounding at 50
At the two mile flag there was length and
half OF daylight be ween Yale and H4r-
ward. Now Harvard set TO work After
rowing half miles Harvard began
20 squirt magniiicentlv and closed up on
Yale in a rapid and beautiful manner This
continued until both crews had finished the
third mile when Yale without apparently
increasing her stroke, again drew steadily
away from her opponents Rowing 36 90
the minute Yale went flying by the three
aud-a-half mile flag, leaving Harvard away
behind. The distance between the boats
was now about four lengths. I'm the last
half mile Yale was doing as good fnOt bet
ter work than she did IN the first
half of the race Her form was perfect
while Harvard spiashed frequently. and was
losing AZ every stroke. Yale continued to
draw ahead, and crossed the finish line fully
five and a half lengths ahead OF Harvard
AID rowing thirty strokes 10 the min
ute showing her capacity OF doing even
more than she had done at any time during
the race lt was an exciting race from the
beginning 10 end of the third mile but
from there on, it was conceded to be Yale s
race
Following is the record First mne y ale
5.56. Harvard 600. Second mile. Yale lu30l
harvard 1925 Third mile Yale 1928 Har
ward 1888. Finish. fourth mile. Yale - -lt.