The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-29
VICTORIOUS YALE.
The Great Four Mile University
Eighs-0sred Race Again Won
by Yale Men.
Harvard Has the Lead Once. But
Only Succeeds in Holding
it a Few Seconds.
The Nictors Wen Taught aud ia Perfect
PORN. While Their Opponents Lacked
skin and st cugtb.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 2s.-The
fourteenth annual four-mile stratghtaway
eight-Oared race between crews represent
ing the universities of Yale and Harvard
was rOwed this evening over the Thames
river course and was won by Yale By six
boat lengths. The Official time is. Yale,
zl;So; Harvard, PISS. The series Of races
between these colleges now stand: Yale.
: victories; Harvard, victories. Yale also
holds the record for the fastest time over
the course, 2O:10, made last year. The
crowd which saw the race to-day was un-
usually large, there being several more
taonsand strangers IN town than Tor
along The course were packed with people
The race was originally SET for IL O'clock.
but was postponed until evening on ae-
count OF rough water.
The crews were promptly sent away at
f-SO. Harvard started on with q stroke OF
thirty-twO and Yale thirty-tWo. At the
end OF the quarter mile Yale took the lead
oy about ten feet. Both crews were in ex-
eellent form and in the next quarter mile
neither could gain an inch. just after
passing the half mile dag Harvard took the
lead about ten feet This Harvard held
for but few seconds. As the crews neared
the mile nag \ ale spurted, gaining quar-
ter OF length, passing the mile flag In
4.4s and pulling thirty-three strokes, with
Harvard two seconds behind, pulling
thirty-one. The spurt by which Yale took
the lead az the mile dag settled the race, as
after passing that point Y ale gradually In
creased her lead and Harvard was unable
to prevent il Yale passed the one ana a
half mile nag In 7:l5. pulling thirty-twO,
and Harvard In a:lO, pulling thirty strokes.
The Yale men dropped their stroke 20
thirty, while Harvard increased hers to
thirty-two.
The effects OF the hard race for one and
One-half miles were plainly visible in the
Harvard boat Flnlay No. 5, and TiltOn-
20 3, were losing form, and Finlay was
slow In getting his oar out Of the water
after each stroke. Yale, however, was
pulling 10 perfect form, every man in the
bOat sliding as one man, and lifting their
oars in perfect time. At two miles Yale
showed boats length clear water and the
race was finished, so rs for as HArvard's
chances were concerned. At that point
Yale was pulling 80 and Harvard 81 AT
ter passing the two mile dag Nos. and
in the Harvard boat splashed badly and
their body movement was bad. Hsle's
sweeping strokes sent her further and fur
ther ahead and at the two and ODe-hzlf
mile nag they had the lead OF
full four lengths. From the
Two and a half mile flag TO the three
aud half mile flag the positions remained
the same. After passing the three and
half mile Yale gradually increased their
cad with no apparent effort In the Har-
yard boat things were different At the
.hree aud thTee-quaTter mile Gag Yale
struck smooth water, close under the boat,
md two additional lengths were quickly
added % har lead. Harvard made a final
Mort 10 lessen tn distance, but 10 no pur-
pose, as Yale crossed the line an easy win
Ter by six length. Harvard lost because
hey were not so well taught as Y ale and
was not SO effective as YAle's
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