The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
= YALE'S WIN.
Harvard Beaten Without Trouble.
Annual Four-Mile Race of the COL
lege Crews.
Tho Struggle for Half tho Way
Fierce and Exciting,
But Yale's Grew Show Superior
Drawn and Training.
Tho Viotors Six Lengths Ahead
at the Finish-An Immense
Crowd Views the Race
Its Conditions.

New LONDON, Conn, June 2S-The
turtethth annual four mile straightaway
eight-oared race between crews represent
ing the universities OF Yale and Harvard,
Was rowed this evening over the Thames
Iver over course from Montrose Point
e-aGales Ferry, and was won by Yale by
six'boat lengths. Official time Yale $780,
Harvard 2E55. The series Of races be-
tween these colleges now stands; Yale
eight victories, six defeats; Harvard six
victories, eight defeats. Yale also holds
terror for the fastest time, made over the
course last year. The crowd which saw
the race was unusually large, there being
several thousand strangers in town. Large
Eastern delegations came in on the special
train from Boston, and New Haven sent
over an excursion train OF twenty.four
cars, beside large numbers on the regular
traiss. Scores OF steamers and sailing
yachts, and hundreds Of small
craft were ON the course near the
finish making double lines nearly
half mile in length. Bunting Of every
description was proiusely displayed, and
throughout the race the demonstrations
by friends OF the two crews were noisy and
excited. The race was originally set Tor II
o'clock, but was postponed until evening
on account OF very rough water The
Yale crew were the first TO show up, COM
ing down the nyer at G:25 o'clock and get
ting into their boat at 600 o'clock. liar.
ward was very slow. They had their shell
stored in boathouse near by. In spite OF
this they kept the Yale crew waiting in
theft shell fully forty minutes. AT ala
o'clock Harvard pushed away from their
float and pulled TO tine Inc, where they
were quickly lined up. and, after Yale had
made a false start, were sent away by the
,eierec at 7:20 O'Clock.
At the word go" Harvard caught the
water first, and their shell forged ahead OF
Yale by half length. Harvard started
of with stroke OF 80, Yale -. Harvard
held her lead for about $50 yards, then
Iale's shell began TO gain ut every stroke.
and nj the quarter mile they were on even
terms, and Yale then took lead OF about
= It.. feet. Both crews were in excellent
form, and for tho next quarter OF mile
neither could gain an inch. Just at the
half mile flag Harvard rowed her shell up
on even terms, and the flag pole was
passed IN BPS, with both bow and bow,
Yale pulling 30 and Harvard 80 strokes
per minute. Just after passing the half
mile flag Harvard took lead OF about ten
feet. This lead they held but a few
seconds, and rs they neared the flag
Yale spurted, running her strokes
up TO 80. by this squirt Yale gained
lead OF a quarter Of q length, passing the
mile flag in Al, pulling 80 strokes with
Harvard two seconds behind, pulling III.
The squirt by which Yale took the lead at
the mile settled the race, aud, after pass.
ing that point, she gradually increased her
lead, and Harvard was unable 10 prevent
Il. From the mile 10 the mile and half
flag Yale increased her lead 10 a length
She passed the one and a half miles In
7:I5. pulling 30, and Harvard In 7: 10. pull
ing 30 strokes. Yale then dropped her
stroke 10 30, while Harvard increased hers
10 %. The effects OF the hard race for the
one and half miles was plainly
visible in tho Harvard boat fin-
Ney, No. 8, and Tilion, No. q, were losing
FORM, aud Finley was slow In getting his
oar ont OF the water after each stroke.
. Yale. however, was pulling in perfect
form. every man sliding us one man aud
Lifting their oars In perfect time. At two
miles Yale showed boats length Of clear
water, and the race Was finished 10 Tar rs
lIaryard's chances were concerned. At
u. that point Yale was pulling 80 and liar.
ward SO. After passing two-milc flag, Nos.
8 and Z In the Harvard boat splashed
badly, and their body movement was bad.
k>nS alo's long, sweeping stroke sent her FUR
ther ahead, and at the two and q hali.mile
they had lead offully four lengths. From
A l..tf 80. ha tlFstss
and half the positions remained the
same. both crews pulling 80 strokes per
minute. After passing the three and q
hali.mile flag Yale gradually increased
the lead, pulling well within themselves
and with no approximation In the llar-
ward boat things were different Finley
and Tilton were slow with their blades,
and each witha different body movement
from the six others. This looked very
bad, showing plainly that they were losing
their power. At three aud thrcc-iourth
miles Yale struck some rough water, and
two additional lengths were quickly added
10 her lead. Harvard made final effort
10 lessen tho distance, but 10 no purpose
and tho Yale passed tho line an easy win
ncr by six lengths. The official time by
half miles was as follows
Yaie-a9s. go, ms zoos 1901, iss7. 1875. gi.D
Hpryard-lS, ttg, Il9, l0o, l1S, iGlI, $50
1.A
The strokes al each half were:
Yale-5o. 70, q, %, q, %, ~, ~
iiarrard-a2, 81. ~ d, - ~, ~ II
To summarize the event Harvard made
an excellent showing for half a mile anc
did fairly sell 10 the mile flag, but iron
the one mile to the four mile line their ex
hibilion compared very unlayorably with
and was not nearly 20 effective as, the ma
chine-like work Ia the Yale boat. Haryart
iosi because they were not 10 well laugh
ns Yale, and because their stroke, even q
The rate Of "a, was not 80 effective as Yale
at 30. AT rate OF 30 strokes the llaryarS
men pulled well together, but when II wa
run up 10 "a several Of tho men were un
able to hold their own and pulled tn
stroke through with diminished power
After the race the Yale crowd boarded Tia
train for Harvard. and tonight the town
very quiet