Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
EXCITENG BOAT RACE.
The Yale Crew Defeats the Harvards
Four-MiIe Contest.

The Yale Crew Defeats the Haryards in
a Four-Mile Contest.
NEW LONDON Conn, June 28th.-The
fourteenth annual four-mile straightaway,
eight-oared race between the crews repre-
senting the Universities of Yale and Har-
ward was rowed this evening over the
Thames river course, and was won by
Yale by six boat lengths The official
time was: Yale, 21:30; Harvard, 21:55.
The series of races between these colleges
now stand Yale eight victories, Harvard
six victories. Yale also holds the record
for the fastest time over the course, 20:lO,
made last year.
The crowd which saw the race was un-
usually large, there being several thousand
more strangers in town than for several
years. All desirable points along the
course were packed with people. The
race was originally set for II o'clock. but
was postponed until evening on account of
the rough weather.
The crews were promptly sent away at
7:20. Harvard started of with stroke
thirty-two, Yale thirty-two. At the end of
quarter OF a mile Yale took a lead of
about ten feet. Both crews were in excel
lent form and for the next quarter of a
mile neither could gain an inch. Just after
passing the hslf-mile flag the Hayard took
lead of about ten feet. This lead Havard
held but few seconds for as the crews
neared the mile flag the YaleS spurted.
gaining O quarter of length, passing the
mile flag in 4:47 pulling thirty-three
strokes, with Harvard two seconds behind
pulling thirty-one. The squirt by which
the Yale took the lead at the mile settled
the race as after pasaing that point the
Yale gradually increased her lead and
Harvard was unable to prevent it. Yale
passed the one and one-half mile pole in
7:l5 pulling thirty-two, and Harvard in 7:19
pulling thirty strokes. The Yale men
dropped their stroke to thirty while Har-
ward increased hers to thirty-two. The
effects of the hard race for one and one
half miles was plainly visible in the Hsr-
ward boat. Finlay No. and Tilton No. 6
were losing form and Finlay was slow
In getting his oar out Of the water at each
stroke. Yale, however, was pulling in
perfect form, every man in the boat sliding
as one man and lifting their oars il perfect
time
Al the two-miles Yale showed a boat
length of clear water, sad the race was fin
ished so tar as the Harvards' chances were
concerned. At that point (two-miles) Yale
was pulling So and Harvard 81 After pass
ing the two mile flag Nos. and : in the
Harvard boat splashed badly, and their
body movement was bad. Yales long
sweeping strokes sent her further and fur
ther ahead, and at the two-and. a-half-mile
flag they had lead of fully four lengths
From the two-snd- a-half mile flag to the
three and g. half-mile flag the positions re-
manned the same. After passing the three
and-a-half-mile flag Yale gradually in
creased their lead with no apparent effort
In the Harvard boat things were differ
ent, AT the three and three-quarter miles
Yale struck the smooth water close under
the bank, and two additional lengths were
final effort to lessen the distance, but tc
no purpose, as Yale crossed the line an
easy winner by six lengths.
The Harvards lost because they were MOI
as well taught as Yale, and because theil
stroke, even at the rate of "a, was not sc
effective as Yales at 80.