The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-02
THE CRIMSON WcToRIous.
Harvard Wins the Great Freshmen
Boat Race at New London.
Yale Leads at the End of the Half
Mile. Her Boat Fills and Sinks.
A Portland Boy Pulls an Oar in the
Winning Boat.

New LONDON, Conn. July 1.-The trian
gular two mile race between the Yale, HaI'
ward and Columbia freshmen crews at New
London was rowed this morning and won bv
Harvard by three lengths, time II minutes
SO seconds. Columbia's time was u min
utes and 10 seconds. Yale was disabled at
the start and did not go over the course.
A more perfect day for the race could not
have been wished for. The water was al
most calm, scarcely ripple disturbing its
surface. The tide was about half ebb run
ming with the boats and what little wind
there was came from the north and blew di-
rectly down the course. Thus three condi-
tions, water, tide and wind were with the
oarsmen and gave a favorable for
pretty work and fast time. The in
New London for tOday's and to. -ow's
race is unusually large All the hotels were
full last night before the arrival Of the mid
night trains. Great interest was manifested
in the race as the three crews were conceded
to be unusually strong and evenly matched.
BY $50 the crowd began to gather at the
best points of observation. The scene along
the river when the crews padded down was
pretty one, and the enthusiasm displayed
by the friends of the crews fully equafled
that shown at the annual ale Harvard Uni
versity races. In drawing for positions \ ale
drew the east course, Columbia the middle
and Harvard the west However, there was
but little choice of position. just before the
boats started the breeze freshened somewhat
and the water began to grow rough. Column
bia was first to show up at 11.03, Yale being
right at her stern, followed by Harvard only
minutes behind. The crews had to wait 10
minutes for the stake boat, the water, mean
while, growing rougher Harvard backed
into position at II. Ii and Yale at 11.20. c.
umbia had difficulty with her stake boat
finally abandoned It, When the worf
finally given, Columbia was the first TO
the water. Harvard and Yale caught 1T To-
gether. The next instant Yale made tre-
mendous squirt and soon gained slight adj
vantage poking the nose of her boat to the
front of both Harvard and Columbia. Col
umbia meanwhile began to splash and
dropped back. The steering of Yale's boat
was Irregular and she also fell back a trifle,
while Harvard held an excellent course. The
water had now become so rough as to be un-
fit for rowing. As the boat neared the half
mile flag, Yale had fair lead, but just at
that moment a heavy wave struck her,
broke through the upper deck OF the she'll
and filed it full of water. The boat at once
Yale steam launch. Columbia then spurted
and held Harvard side by side for time
but soon fell back At the mile and half
stake it was plain that Harvard was th
winner. At the last she spurted and crosse
the line three lengths ahead.
Several of Columbia's men were b;
pumped. The official times are: Ha
11.53; Columbia 1910. The Yale
steamed down to the referee and ents
protest and requested that the race be iJwed
over again later.