St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-29

an excursion traln OF tWenty-fOur cars,
besides large numbers on the regular
trains. Scores of steam and sailing
yachts, with hundreds of small craft,
were anchored on either side of the
course, near the finish, making double
lines nearer the half-mile flag. An OBJ
servatiOn train of thirty-fOur cars, with
crowd of 5000, followed the crews,
while the new railroad bridge, "dead-.
head hill - and all other desirable
points along the course, were packed
with people. Bunting of every descrip-
tion 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 for IL o'clock,
was postponed until evening ON ac.
count 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 she'll stored in boat
they kept the Yale crew waiting in their
shell fully forty minutes. At 7:14 Har-
ward pushed away from their float and
pulled to the line where they were
quickly lined up, and after Yale had
made false start, promptly sent away
by the referee at 1920. At the word
"G0" Harvard caught the water first,
and her shell forged ahead of Yale by a
half length. Harvard started Off with a
stroke of 81. and Yale 50. Harvard had
her lead for about $50 yards then Yale's
shell began to gain at every stroke and
at the quarter mile they were on even
terms, and Yale then took lead of
about ten feet. Both crews were in eX-
Gallant nd Tho
of mile neither could gain an
inch. just at the half-mile flag,
Harvard worked her shell upon even
terms. and the flag pole was passed in
1928 with the boats bow and bow, Yale
pulling 80 and Harvard 80 strokes per
minute. Just after passing the half
mile flag Harvard took a lead of about
ten feet. This lead Harvard had but
few seconds, and as the crews neared
the mile flag Yale spurted, running her
stroke up to 50. By this squirt Yale
gained lead of quarter length, pass
ing the mile flag in 4:47, pulling SO
strokes, with Harvard two seconds be-
hind, pulling 81. The squirt by which
Yale took the lead at the mile
SETTLED THE RACE,
as after passing that point Yale gradu-
ally increased her lead and Harvard
was unable to prevent it. From the
mile to the mile and half flag Yale in-
creased her lead to one length. Yale
passed the one and half miles in 7:15,
pulling 80, and Harvard in 7:19, pulling
80 strokes. Yale then dropped her stroke
to 80, while Harvard increased hers to
80. The effects of the hard race for the
one and a-half miles was plainly visible
in the Harvard boat. Finlay, No. 5,
and Tilton. No. 6, 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
feet time. At two miles Yale showed
boats length of clear water,
and the race was finished so far
as Harvard's chances were concerned.
At that point two niles Yale was pull
ing thirty-three and Harvard thirty-two.
After passing the two-mile flag, Nos. S
and in the Harvard boat splashed
badly and their body movement was
bad. Yale's long, sweeping stroke sent
her further and further ahead, and at
the two and half mile flag they had a
lead of fully four lengths. From the
two and half miles flag to the three
and half miles flag the position re-
NAMED the same, both crews pulling
thirty-twO strokes per minute. After
passing the three and half miles flag
Yale gradually increased their lead,
pulling well within themselves. and
with no apparent effort. In the Har-
ward boat things were different, Finlay
and Tilton were slow with their blades
and each with a different body move
ment from the six others. This looked
very bad, showing plainly that they
WE'RE LOSING THEIR POWER.
At three and three-fourths miles Yale
struck smooth water close under the
bank and two additional lengths were
quickly added to her lead. Harvard
made final effott to lessen the dis
tance, 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-Half- mile, 2:2S: one mile, 4:47;
ne and one-half miles, 7:15; two miles,
1O:OS; two and one-half miles, 13 :O1; three
miles, 1897: three and one-half miles.
Is: :35; four miles, 80.
one and one half miles, 7:19: two miles,
1920; two and one-half miles, 1920; three
miles, 1887: three and one-haf miles,
1887; four miles, 1855.
The strokes at each half were: Yale, 80.
80, 81. 81, 81. 32, 81, 49,; Harvard, 80, 81,
TO summarize the event: Harvard
made an exceEt showing for half mile
and did fairly well to the one mile flag,
but from the one mile to the four mile
line their exhibition compared very un-
favorably with. and was not nearly SO
effective as the machine-like work in
the Yale boat. Harvard lost because
they were not so well taught as Yale
and because their stroke, even at 81,
was not so effective as Yale's at 80.
At a rate of 80 strokes the Har-
ward men pulled we'll together, but
when it was run up 10 "a several of
the men were unable to hold their own
and pulled the stroke through at di-
minished power.