Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-29

fnow stand; Yale, 8 victories, defeats; Har
 yard, victories, defeats. Yale also hold
 the record for the fastest time over tn
 course (20:10), made last year.
 The crowd which saw the race was unusu
 ally large, there being several thousand nor,
 strangers in town than for several years
 Every incoming train was packed. A larg. eastern delegation came in on 8 special trair | from Boston, and New Haven sent over ar excursion train of twenty four cars, besides large numbers on the regular trains. Scores 1 of steam and sailing yachts with hundreds of I smaller craft were anchored on either side ot \ the course, making double lines nearly tc ! the half mile flag.
 An observation train of thirty-four cars 1 with a crowd of three thousand followed the
 crews. while the new railroad bridge, Dead- head Hill and other desirable points along the course were packed with people. Bunting of every description was profusely displayed and throughout the race the demonstrations by the friends of the two crews was noisy and exciting to high degree.
 The race, originally set forth fer 10 o'clock, was postponed until evening on account of very rough water. The Yale crew were the first to show up, coming down the river at 6:25 and getting into their boat at $50. Harvard was very slow. They had their shell stored in boat house near the start. In spite of this they kept the Yale crew waiting in their shell fully away from their float and pulled to the line where, after they were quickly lined up and after Yale had made false start promptly sent away by the referee at 7:20. At the word Ego" Harvard caught the water first and her shell forged ahead of Yale by half a 8 length. Harvard started off with stroke of 34 and Yale 32. Harvard held her lead for about 150 yards, the Yale shell began to gain at every stroke, and on the quarter mile they were on even terms.
 Both crews were in excellent form for the next quarter of mile, neither could gain an inch Just at the half mile flag Harvard worked her shell up on even terms and the flag pole was passed in 2:28, with the boats bow and bow, Yale pulling 30 and Harvard g strokes per minute. Just after passing the half mile flag Harvard took lead of about ten feet This lead Harvard held but 8 few seconds, and as the crews neared the mile flag Yale spurted, running her stroke up to s. By this squirt Yale gained g lead of quarter length, passing the mile flag in 4:47, pulling B strokes, with Harvard two seconds behind pulling 31.
 The spurt by which Yale took the lead at the mile settled the race,as after passing that point Yale gradually increased her lead and Harvard was unable to prevent it.
 From the mile to the mile and a half flag Yale increased her lead to one length. Yale passed the one and one-half mile at 7:15, pull ing 32 and Harvard in 7:19 pulling 90 strokes. Yale then dropped her stroke to 30 while Harvard increased hers to B.
 The effect of the hard race for the one and a half mile was plainly visible in the Harvard boat. Finlsy No. 5 and Hilton No. were losing form, and Finlay was slow in getting his oar out of the water after each stroke. Yale, however, was pulling in perfect form every man in the boat sliding as one man and lifting l,1S,n Yale showed boats length of clear water and the race was finished so far as Harvard's chances were concerned. At that point Yale was pulling 33 and Harvard 32 After pass ing the two-mile flag Nos 5 and 2 in the Harvard boat splashed badly and their body stroke sent her further and further ahead and at the two and one-half mile flag they had lead of fully four lengths.
 From the 213 mile flag to the 3112 mile flag the positions remained the same, both crews pulling 32 strokes per minute. After passing the 1-s mile flag Yale gradually increased their lead, pulling we'll within themselves and with no apparent effort. In the Harvard boat things were different. Finlay and Til ton were slow with their blades, and each with different body movement from the six others. This looked very bad, showing plainly that they were losing their power. At 33 miles Yale struck smooth water close under the bank and two ad- ditional lengths were quickly added to her lead. Harvard made a final effort to lessen the distance, but to no purpose, as Yale crossed the line an easy winner by six lengths. The official time for each half mile was as follows:
 Yale-1s mile, 2:28; 1 mile, 4:47; 1115 miles, 7:15; 9 miles, 10:0S; 2 1-2 miles, 13:01; 3 miles, 15:37; 3 1-2 miles, 1885; 4 miles, s1:3O.
 Haryard-11f mile, 2:2s; mile, 4:49; IS miles, 7:19; 3 miles, 10:20; 219 miles, 1920; 3 miles, 1557; 31s miles, 1857; 4 miles, 21:55.
 The strokes at each half were:
 Yale-3O, 33, B, 33, 31, 32, B, 32.
 Harvard-S2, 31, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, B.
 To summarize the event: Harvard made an excellent showing for half 8 mile and did fairly well to the one-mile flag, but from the one mile to the four mile line their exhibition compared very unfavorably with and was not nearly effective the machine-like work in the Yale boat. Harvard lost because they were not so well taught as the Yale boys and because their stroke even at rate of 34 wes not so effective az Yale's at 30. At rate of 80 strokes the Harvard men pulled well together, but when it was run up to 34 several of the men were unable to hold their own and pulled the stroke through with diminished power.
 After the race "Bob'' Cook explained Hsr- vard's delay of forty minutes by saying that they (Harvard) wanted to wait till dark 20 that people could not see them. After the race the Yale crowd boarded the trains and boats for New Haven and tonight the town is very quiet.