St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-03
HARVARD rs HUMBLED.
Her Crack Grew Defeated With Ease By
Yale in a Straight Away
Boat Race.
Eau Claire Scores Another Game at the
Expense Of the Milwaukee
Hired Men.
st. Paul's Lacrosse Club Taken Into
Camp By the Winnipeg
Experts.
Chicago Numerically Beaten by New
York--Detroit Pohshes OFF
Boston.
HARVARD rs HUMBLED.
Yale Reals Harvard.

New LONDON, Conn.,, July 2.-The
eleventh in the annual series of four-mile,
elght-oared. straight-away races, inaugu-
rated between Yale and Harvard in 1876,
was rowed this evening ON the Thames
river course. Yale finished first in 20 min
utes and AK seconds, beating Harvard by
seven lengths. The interest in to-day's
race was greater than in any previous one
1or the last eight years, and trains
and steamers brought large crowds to
witness 1t. The immense grand stand at
the start was packed closely. as were points
OF advantage along the banks. Crafts of
every description were anchored along the
course as closely as possible, while scores
OF steamers and tugs followed the rowers
The betting was heavy. The water at the
appointed time Q1:30 a. M was so rough
that postponement was had to 1880
and then until 6 O'clock The
Harvard and Yale boating officials
then held a consultation and decided to
start the race from Winthrop Point aud up
the river to Gales Ferry instead of the
usual way, so as to have all the benefit pos
slble from the favorable tide. At p. m. the
CONDITIONS FOR FAST ROWING
were almost perfect, the water was almost
smooth, the tide and what little wind there
crews came down to the start and after the
referee had spent seven minutes getting
them into line they were sent off. Yaes
she'll was the first to move and Harvard was
only an instant slow. Yale started with
thirty strokes and Harvard with thirty
six per minute. For 100 yards the struggle
was grand one, neither crew being able to
gain any advantage. Then Harvard poked
the nose of her boat slightly to the front.
This advantage, however, was only mo-
mentary. Yale drew up on even terms
at the first quarter, and slowly but
steadily began to forge ahead. At this
point Yale was rowing in excellent form,
pulling long, powerful stroke. Harvard
was pulling the same number of strokes,
but her inboard work was noticeably inferior
to Yale's. The half-mile was reached in
2:49, and Yale had gained half-a-length
lead. The race for the next half-mile was
very exciting. Yale dropped her stroke to
thirty-four, but Harvard kept on at thirty
six. Doing her best Harvard
COULD NOT HOLD YALE,
and when the mile flag was reached the
stern of Yale's boat was just clear of Har-
wards bow. The enthusiasm was now at a
high pitch, and the partisans OF both crews
were shouting themselves hoarse. The mile
flag was passed in the fast time of
1859 for Yale and in 5.O215 for
Harvard. At the mile-and-a-haIf
flag Yale had added half
length to her lead, and Harvard appeared
slightly ratified at the unexpected turn of
affairs. Yale now began to take matters
more easily, and dropped down to thirty
two strokes per minute. Harvard still kept
at thirty-siX. Yale's powerful stroke and
clock-like work proved very effective, and
although Harvard kept her stroke at thirty
six, she gradually dropped astern. Yale
passed the twO-mile flag in 1O:131S, and
Harvard in 1926. Yale kept up her
LONG SWEEPING STROKE,
and seemed to settle to telling work, and
in the next half mile gained half length.
At this point 1.-TWO and one-half miles,,
Yale's time was 1906, and Haryards
13:1715. Harvard was now doing better
work, and between the tWo-and-a-half and
MISUNDERSTANDING flags. by running her
stroke up to thirty-eight, succeeded in
cutting down Yales lead to two lengths.
The time at three miles was for Yale 1888.
Yale passed the MISUNDERSTANDING
flag in 1S:49T, Harvard in 1875. Yale
now began to squirt, the first and only time
during the race running the stroke up TO
SO, while Harvard was only pulling 35.
The effect was wonderful. Yale's shell
moved through the water at a great pace
and began to run right away from the Cam
bridge men. Harvard attempted to respond
to Yales squirt, but the result was disas-
trous, causing two of their men to lose time
and all clipped their stroke badly. Yale
kept up her squirt the whole of the last half
mile and with with such telling effect that
she
GAINED FULLY FIVE LENGTHS
in that distance, crossing the finish line
seven lengths ahead of Harvard; time
20:41I. Harvard's time was 21:O5l. This
time is unofficial, as the judges boat
steamed up the river. leaving the press
boat to its own resources.