Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
YALE WON THE RACE
Harvard Beaten by Six Lengths in a Fou
Mile Race.

| NEW LONDON, Conn, June 2S.-The four
| tenth annual four mile, straight away
eight Dared race between crews represent
| ing the universities of Yale and Harvard,
| was rowed this evening over the Thames
| river course from Winthrop's point to
| Gales ferry, and was won by Yale by six
| lengths. Official time: Yale 21:S0; Har-
ward 21:55.
The series of races between these col
| leges now stands: Yale S victories, 9 de-
defeats; Harvard victories. defeats.
| Yale also holds the record for the fastest
time over the course.
The crowd which saw the race was IN
| usually large. Throughout the race the
demonstrations by friends of the two crews
| were noisy and exciting to high degree.
| The race was originally set for II O'Clock
but was postponed until evening on ac-
count of very rough water. The Yale
crew were the first to show up, getting in
to their boat at ESQ., Harvard was very
slow and kept the Yale crew waiting IN
| their shell fully forty minutes.
At 7:14 Harvard pushed away from
their float and pulled TO the line, where
they were quickly lined up and sent away
by the referee at TO. At the word Go"
Harvard caught the water first and her
shell shot forward fully half length.
Harvard started off with stroke
of thirty four and Yale thirty-two. Har-
ward held her lead for about
every stroke, and at quarter of mile
| they were on even terms and then Yale
took a lead of about one length. Both
crews were in excellent form and for the
next quarter of mile neither could gain
an inch Just at the half mile Harvard
worked her shell up on even terms and the
flag pole was passed in 22S with the boats
nd al
Harvard thirty-two strokes per minute.
Just after passing the half mile flag
Harvard took lead of about ten feet.
This lead they held but u.,,. a
neared the mile flag, Yale spurted, run
ming her stroke up to 80. BY this squirt
Yale gained a lead of a quarter length,
passing the mile flag in 4:47, pulling SO
strokes. with Harvard two seconds behind
pulling 81. The squirt by which Yale took
the lead settled the race, showing grad
ually increased lead and Harvard was IN
able to prevent it. From the mile to the
mile and half Yale increased her lead to
| a length and steadily gained until the lead
at the close was six full lengths. Harvard
made final effort to lessen the distance
but to no purpose, as Yale crossed the line
| an easy winner by six lengths.
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