New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-26
LOSERS IN A PLUCKY RACE.
THE YALE FRESHMEN CREW vANoUIsHED
AT NEW LONDON.
THE PENNSYLVANIA EIGHT GROSS THE LINE
WINNERS by A LENGTH-How THE
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New.tondona Conn. June 25.-Yals yielded to-day
aftor formal protest tD the urscncies Of the race
programme and the general desire to have the order
OF contests as Officially published carried out without
mlshap and rOwed losing match with the University
OF pennsylvania freshmen. The w,Tsven youngsters
made gallant fight but they outclasscd by tho
philadelphia eight, and practically went to pieces
under the hot pace they tiled TO set than half
mile from The finish. All the conditions cOnspIred
to mako the fast onea and the Pcnnsyl anans
crossed the twOmle line winners in 10 minutes l2
seconds. The Yale freshmen, according TO the Official
time, were beaten by three seconds. To careful OBJ
servers on the prcssboat the difference seemed about
six seconds but the official time must be accepted as
correct So great had been the uncertainty whether
the would be rowed at ala that gemens
for the match were msie until this morning. About
o'clock Mr.. Cook who has charge Of Yale's boating
Interests here came down TO New London to say that
he had finally agreed to meet the Pennsylvania,
waving all questions about the makeup OF the Pha-
dcphla crew. The Harvard authorities had been
willing 10 let the Yale freshmen into the race set
for tomorrow evening with Columbia and the class
OF '0a wanted something to show for the time and
money spent In training, SO the match with Pennsyl.
vana had been definitely agreed on but It would be
the last race the Thames absolutely between Penn
syvania and Yale. Mr. Cook said last week that the
ialc freshmen could not win against the older heavier
and better trained crew In the Pennsyvania boat and
the result showed his judgment to be entirely sound
and accurate. The triumph Of the Philadophians VIII
open UP sfrrsh tho question OF What constitutes
freshman crow.
The Pennsylvania mon. however. ready TO
forget all this In the enthusiasm of theIr victory. 1t
Is the first they have the Thames. The
race was set for O'Clock In tho afternoon and tho
lower two miles OF the long course were chosen to
row over. Everything promised we'll for the match.
The tide running in at about third flood ard
a Iph Kind traIUh from tbn harh Tha
water from the Groton Bridge up TO tho old Navy
Yard. Oh which the finish flags hoisted was
unrufsed 81 inland lake. The sun was hidden
behind thin clouds and the air Just cool enough
Ia temper the afternoon heat The steamer Man
hansott with load Of enthusiastic sight sees steamed
M TO the finish line about o'clock to meet the
launchcs coming down stream with the shells and
crws. The Yale men the first TO appear. their
boat carrying, besides the Oarsmen and the
Yale boating officials. Percy Bolton, tho
referee. Five minutes later the Pennsylvania launch
appeared and the tmck"eperS at tho finish for both
sides put ashore at the Navy Yard Pier. Then
the launches and the steamer slowly down over
the course to the big unfinished bridge, In whose
which marked the starting point II was about
twenty minutes after i've when the two crews got
on tho waior. After a few preliminary strokes, the
In both shells pulled oil their Jerseys aud backed
toward the stsrtinR flag. Yale bad the east
course and Pcnnsy vanIa the west Both sets OF men
w~rc stock; ookIns enough, but the Phlladephians
showed moro Drawn and training Tho two crews
wcrr mad" up a. follows