New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
Rifle AND WHITE WINS.
DISASTER FOR THE HARVARD ChhW'
rur RACK on THE THANKS Ri'Ek-ooL0""'N
Y,cur LENGTHS AHEAD.
FIGHT IFNGThS A""ND'
INV rGrAPu TO THE TRIBUNE

H. IN
rur RACK on THE THANKS RiNEh-'oL''i"'N
Eight LENGTHS AHEAD
INV rr,rcrAPu TO THE TRiDUNEl
Nrw.Lo>poN, June 26.-CoiumDia Won.
v,c,,rv OF which everybody to be 1ouho
,o,,gh, 4. proud. The feeling OF surprse VINO" ."'
18th q make. II all the more pieasuraoie 10 al 'o"'
hia.. friends The town WAS wild Tonight i"o W
bro,,on ryalled any thing Of the kind ever sec"
rh.rs ware no Harvard men visible The reeoru mas
sr,xen them out. Ii was: Columbia. Zl''o' ma
ooa ,uen,v five seconds difference. matter Oh cle"'
,nc,ns The crimson was easily vanqusheu' ~"
course was m perfect condition. Tho wine" "'''" 40"
been blowing on the rNe' s -.
to the nortnwes, and then died away ,e"''"s
,h. surface OF the water as smoo'n -"
' T.. o,rse was filled with steam craft OF all
Srn,,on. weighted with hundreds OF people, anu ''c
ox,ne observation train OF five cars carried 'Vo o
The three college launches were eroupe" near ' 80
inc line The Yale launch sci we'd again AZ 'hc ie''
boa, The race was to be at $50 r. ID. Inc No
.rew wa. promptly In their place. but the h"r'"ru
80 ,,,aa .hout nftecn minutes before appearing
rhar tho tall muscular eight. clad in their crimson
ier.svs and gray knlckerbcckers leisnrey carre '"
sheu do yn 10 the water. There were OUT 10" ii ~
men visible The Yale baseball game kept 'nen !" ~
bridge and this race regarded Us vic'ory io' h
,as Rnt there were fully 500 students from
When the boats were getting into uhe h'ars' s""
o,p.n .rah ,r.h Co-lu nl-b-a. ""' Rah 'rah ram Ia"
yardw reverberated across the hills ana Tie oa'e"
braced their feet, grippei their oars ana A""eu '
word 1t was given at last by Referee Adee' OF sie
The oars SWING back aud dippeu In inc water. i0'
yard and back moved bodies OF the oarsmeh anu
the rippes were the rear az the gnt she sno
a,av II WAS nard TO tell which boat was gaming
Colum5ia's shell seemed to gain. out har'"''
was pulling forty-twO strokes to tue m'nu'e'
which counted little too last Tor |o'uHr
bia and the shell OF Cambridge "V"
nus,es ahead Every Columbian heart sank.
re,t fw .rokes were watched with brcathless Anxiety
Harvard continued to lead She snowei her co'o'' !"
the front and at the first halmiie nag Coiumo" was
fully half n length behind There was gloom OH INC
faces OF the fair yoiug ladies as they foied up lher
pretty blue and white hass, but it was only TOT a
minnie Columbia hai started with stroke ol b 10
tba p,nute Stroke LOCKWOOD q1icKenei the time ana
fon,nl began to gain. The Harvard men were not
rowing for which they ars noted Ihe "ae'
was splashed two or three oar blades IL became
evident that they were not goins to nave IL All tue own
~
Both crews strained every nerve Columbia ou iu"S-
niscep, work Harvard gradually dropped the lead
unu at the mile las the boats were again even lHa'
was the turning point. aad Coun,ia seemed 10 A'o" "
The crew settled down to an even thlrtysA sEoA7' anu
took matters Calmly For the first time they ooAe" On
the backs OF the Harvaris They enjoyed the sSh Al
the anda-nan fAg they were Illy two lengths
ahead and gaining all time. The cheering was Vs-
orous Columbias boys In the steamer Carrie O"ouwn
well nigh threw themselves into the water ia tneir
Enthusiasm Harvard stu kept up thelr last STROKE
doing 39 TO CounbIa's 81 at the two-me nag. lheie
Coumbias lead had Increased 10 SIX lengths Coiun'
HAS lille ooxswaln l. L. Morrel, ste red perIect
course huggins The flags closely. Al the emu Vi INC
third mile Harvard spurIed up TO 40 strokes mu'e'
but II aas OF no avail Tne oars barely Shimhed Tue
water NOT obtaining a firm grip. .,, r. -,
Tnr race down tue last mile thrilling 10 the
OF those IN IN boats behind the All nv
seemed be gaining. There was spiAsh mug anu Io s
IN her boat however. hut II followed tue New lothe''