Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-29
News by Telegraph .EROM ALL QUARTERS. THE ,INVINCIBLE BLUE. Yale Wins The Great Race
 At New London. SCENES ON THE RIVER THAMES. The Official Time From
 Start To Finish. DEATH OF MARIA MITCHELL. Ravages Of Forest Fires In Montana.
DEATH OF MARIA MITCHELL.
RACE TO VICTORY.

RACE TO VICTORY. America,s Greatest Amateur Boating Evenr-Yale she Proud VfctOr-Scenes ! in New E4ondon and on the River Thames-The Race PostPoned-Har- vard,s Little Deiay-The Final Start The Panorama as Seen From the Observation Train - The Hace Re- hearsed From Start to Finish. NEW LONDON, June 2s. -Rowed and won is America's greatest amateur boating event and again Yale proudly bears the palms of victory.
 Thousands of craft of all kinds bearing thousands of spectators to the great race dotte< the river before il o'clock in the fore noon, the time at which the race was to have started. The observation train of forty-four cars, carrying over 4,000 people, slowly mov- ed up along the left bank of the river towards the starting point.
 Everything was ready and everyone was on the Qui vive for the great event. An hour passed and the crews did not ap- pear. A few minutes later the judges boat, in which were Judge Cornell. "Bob" Cook, Captain Storrow and others, was seen glid- ing up the river.
 "The race has been postponed till 6:45," thundered @ stentorian voice from the bow, as the speedy little steam launch glided from one to another of the big steamers which lay tossing upon the bosom of the Thames, heavy with their burdens of ardent enthusiasts and arrayed in bewildering apparel of red and blue flags and streamers.
 When the festive boats turned their bows toward the city the observation train wheeled backward over it's course and the thousands of excursionists were face to face with six long hours of waiting in the dull town before they were again to take their many points of vantage, and wait in patient expectation for the appearance of the needle-like shells pro. pelled by the college athletes.
 The hours passed quickly; the town was for the afternoon turned into @ brilliant, pictur- esque scene of promenaders dressed in the brightest and gayest colors that could please the heart of youth and tickle the eye of the artist.
 Before sundown the river was again turned into a moving panorama of steamers and small craft. Again the thousands of speota- tors upon the observation train were drawn to the point of the left bank opposite the mass of humanity was in quiver of antici- patton to witness the rowing of the great race.
 The mornings event was to have been rowed down the river. That of the afternoon was up stream. The starting point was Tagged just north of the massive mid-stream masonry upon which the solid iron beams of the new bridge rest.
 A beautiful streak of the slowly setting sun tinctured the restless nipples of the Thames and shed its radiant smile over the brilliant armament and pageantry which pictured the waters brow as the little steamer Ivernia sped down the river from Gales Ferry with the Yale shell in tow. Amid echoing cheers from the. observation train and the ringing "rahl" of Yale she swung down to the starting flags. It wes then 6:25.
 The placid bosom of the Thames was glassy and calm and the continuous cheers from the supporters of the blue upon the observation train echoed over the watery ex- panse like the heralds and omens of victory. Not Harvard cheer was heard till pretty little yacht with 0 graceful crimson streamer flying from its peak, swept past the craft down the river with the needle-like shell of Harvard cutting the waves at it's stern. The shores were black with people, Dead Head Hill was a mass of eager sightseers, the half-fnished piers of the iron bridge were tested with living weight as the judgs's boat took its position near the start. A moment later @ confused murmur arose and Hoated over the waters. Yale had manned her shell and the spindle rapidly shot backward under few powerful strokes. Several cannon crackers were exploded, cheer upon cheer arose es the shell moved hither and thither with the slightest touch of the eight long, wellstrim med oars to the wa ter. Then silence reigned again. All eyes were turned to catch @ fiat glimpse of Har- yard crew as 1t manned it's shell. h vain did the thousands wait five, ten, twenty min. utes. 4 half hour longer and still Harvard hadn't manned her boat. It was after o'clock. Yale was swinging backward and forward, now at one side of the course, now at the other.
 
 tongues. No one knew. As the wait yves getting tiresome, the shell of the crimson re- ceived its crew and both spindies swung back short distance from the starting line. Field glasses were leveled, and nervous breath of suspense was drawn from every bosom. The race was about to begin. There were the two greatest amateur eight-oared crews of America drawn up with muscles strung to the utmost, ready 10 be shot on- ward to victory or defeat.
 A moment later the spindles shot pest the line. Harvard caught the water first and her shell sped along half Q length ahead of Yale. Harvard was pulling 34 strokes minute and Yale was pulling 32, but gaining at every sweep of the oars. At 150 yards from the start Yale began to overcome Harvard's lead. At the half mile the two shells crossed the line together, Yale pulling 30 and Harvard 32. Both crews were then working in excel ] lent form, the deliberate, machine-like swing of Yale being beautiful in symmetry and in- ish. The time of both shells on crossing the half mile was 2:28.
 As the crews neared the mile flag Yale ran her stroke up to S3, crossing the line quar- ter of . length ahead of her contestant, who vas pulling 31 stroke. Yale made the mile 4:47 with Harvard two seconds later. This settled the race. Harvard's boat ,egan to show signs of weakening, the har-
 .ony and regularity of the motion was
 roken by Nos. 2 and and considerable
 flashing was noticed, while Yals's blades
 tt the water like knife.
 From this point the race belonged to the
 le. The enthusiastic masses of Yales
 ,porters on the steamers which were fol-
 ing the needle-like racers burst forth in @
 ey of cheers. 'Rahi Rah! Rahl
 .l" Echoed and re-echoed from boat to
 t. It struck the placid face of the river
 was taken up and re-echoed by the thou
 on the observation train aud upon the
 's bank. The cheers of Yale leapt from
 0 hill and resouuded like mountain
 SITS sounding their clarions of victory.
 Vas evident that Harvard's crew was be-
 hausted after the mile had been made.
 olashing became more and more evident
 ,e motion anything but regular. Yale
 v drew ahead, her easy, swinging stroke
 ing much reserve .oS xofCe: roe VI Ihe swo so
 Harvard coming twelve seconds after
 ulline 8. Yale increased her lead
 on the third mile, cr0ssing in 15:37
 } stroke with Harvard pulling the
 The last mile was repetition of the
 ale finishing in 21:30 and Harvard ce had been won by Yale. and cannon sounded the note oi
 Steamers blew their whistles and 6
 discordant noises swept through The sail down the river in the cool ia peaceful evening was triumph ion of rejoicing for the viotors boats and observation train had heir loads in the town, 8 motley h lebrities filled the entire space .M ,epot and the principal streets e ,kers, roman candles, tin horns le sgs and banners of blue all min
 he town in @ whirl ot celebration
 Haven train left the depot. |