Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
The Great University Boat
Race.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Debate on Civil Service What the
Government Feeds Visiting
Statesmen On.

Special 10 theHeraid bgthe Associated Press.l
New July 2.--The eleventh
annual series OF four mile eight-oared
straight away races inaugurated between
Yale and Harvard in 1875, was rowed
this evening on the Thames river course.
Yale finished first in 20 minutes, At Sec
onds. beating Harvard by seven lengths.
The interest in to-day's rece was greater
than in any previous one for the last
eight years. and trains and steamers
brought large crowds to witness 1t.
Betting was heavy. The weather at the
appointed time Ql:30 A. NJ was SO
rough that postponement was had to
six O'Clock. Harvard ana Yale boating
officials then held consultation and de-
cided TO start the race from Winthrop
Point and 60 up the river to the gates OF
the ferry instead OF the usual way, so as
to have all benefit possible from
the favorite tide. At 6P. N. the condi.
tions for fast rowing were almost perfect.
The water was almost smooth, the tide
and what little wind there was being
with the boats. At 6il4 the crews
,ue down to start and after the referee
had spent seven minutes getting them
into line, they were sent off. Yale's
shell was first TO move aud Harvard was
only an instant slower. Yale started
with thirty.hve strokes and Harvard
with thirty-six per minute. for 300 yards
the struggle was a grand tone, neither
crew being able to gain any advantage
Then Harvard poked the nose of her
bow sligntly in front. This advantage,
however, was only momentary. Yale
drew up on even terms at the first quar-.
ter ami slowly began to forge ahs ad.
At this point Yale was rowing in excel
lent form, pulling q long, powerful
stroke. Harvard was pulling the same
number of strokes. but her inboard work
was notieeably inferior to Yale's. The
half mile was made in 2:49, and Yale
had gained half length lead.
The race for the next mile was
very exciting. Yale dropped her stroke
to "a, but Harvard kept on at 30. doing
her best. Harvard could not hold Yale,
and when ihs mile Tag was reached the
stern OF Yalss boat was Just clear oil
Hsrysrd's bow. The enthusiasm was
now al = high pitch, and the partissns
of both crews shou ted themselves hoarse.
The mile dag was passed in the fast time
OF as Q for Yale and 52A for Harvard.
At tue mile and halt flag Yale had
added . half length to her lead and
Harvard appeared slightly "rattled" at
the unexps cted turn OF affairs. Yale
now began to take the matter more
easily aud dropped down to 81 strokes
Dor m,uute. Harvard still kept at
30. Yals's superior stroke aud
clock like work proved very OF.
fectivs, and although Harvard kept
her stroke at 80, she gradually
dropped astern. Yale passed the two
mile Asg in lo:l3b, and Harvard in
1925. Yale kept up her long sweeping
stroke and seemed to settle TO telling
work, aud IN the next half mile gained
hall . length. AT this point, ~ miles,
Yale's time was 1906, and Harvard
l3.ll4. Harvard was now doing better
work, and between the "a and ~ mile
fags, by ranning her stroke up 60 ~,
succeeded in cutting down Yale's lead to
two lengths. The time at three miles
was, for Yale, 1888. Yale passed the 81
mile dag IN l8:49A; Harvard IN ls;oft.
Yale now began to spurt. for the iirst
and ouly time during the race running
her stroke up to 80 while Harvard was
pulling only 80. The effect was won
dorfui. Yale's shell moved through
the water at great pace and began to
run right away from the Harvard men.
Harvard attempted to respond TO faies
spuyt but the result was disastrous,
causing two Of their men to lose time
aud ali clipped their stroke badly.
Yale kept up her spurt the whole Of
the last halt mile with such telling
effect that she gained fully five lengths
In that distance crossing the finishing
linz some lengths ahead OF Harvard
time, 2,4&. Harvard time was, 2:067
This time 10 unofficial, as the judges
boat went up the river leaving the press
boat to its own resources.