St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
HARVARD WATERLOO.
Yale Wins the Inter-Colle-
giate Boat Race by Four
Lengths.
The Race for Three Miles One
of the Grandest Ever
RoWed.
Prof. Frank Lewis and the
Black Pearl Fight to a
Draw.
Dixon, the Coon, Knocks Out
England's Pride, Nunc
Wallace.

llC l. QlO QltO lI0l fok0 SiS"S
was rowed this evening over the Thames
river course from Gales Ferry to Winth-
rop point, Yale winning by three and
a half lengths in 21 :29; Harvard's time
81 &c. This is Yale's fifth successive
victory, and the record of four
mile races now stands: Yale
won nine and Harvard six.
The race for three miles was
one of the grandest and prettiest strug-
river course. AT no time during the
first three miles was either crew able to
obtain decisive lead, and during that
time Harvard had the lead twice, hold
ing it, however, but a brief period,
Yale, by their squirting and stay
ing qualities, quickly recovering
first position by small margin.
Harvard held Yale with great
pluck, but after passing the third
mile flag, Harvard's stroke seemed to
have lost some of its effectiveness,
which. with perceptible roll to their
shell and three OF four slight swerves
by their cOXSwain, caused the Harvard
boat to drop slowly but surely astern.
Yale finished strong, keeping up their
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less precision, crossing the line and
Resting ON Their Oars
without the least sign of distress, while
in the Harvard boat at least three men
were clearly showing the effects of their
determined effort. Not for years have
SO many people witnessed Yale-Har-
ward event. All along the course from
start to finish were scattered scores of
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cursiOn steamers and countless small
yachts and open boats of every
description crowded to their utmost
capacity. On the west bank
was the moving observation train of
thirty-four cars; at the navy yard, OPP
posite the two-mile flag, the large wharf
and the man-of-war Yantic and the
sloping bank at the finish were black
with people. The conditions were ex-
cellent, there being slight ripple in
the water caused by the breeze from the
sound. At $50 Yale pushed off from
the float and padded to the starting
point, Harvard getting their boat and
following as soon as Yale came in sight.
Both crews backed up to. the line in
buSineSs-like manner and were given
the word "Go'' without delay. Harvard
made much the better start, sending the
bow of their shell to the front and by
pretty piece of rowing gained nearly a
length, Yaie's boat being opposite the
Harvard's coxswain. Harvard kept
this lead to the quarter. where Yale's
powerful and machine-like stroke
changed matters very decidedly. Yale's
boat began to move up, and by mag
nificent exhibition of rowing the shells
were again OH even terms half length
before reaching the half-mile flag. Some
idea of
This Desperate Struggle
may be had from the fact that the bow
of Yale's boat gained on Harvard at the
rate of one man for each four strokes.
This was kept up until Yale's shell was
half length in front. Yale held this
advantage to the three-quarters, where
Harvard succeeded in reducing it to a
quarter length. These positions were
maintained to the mile flag. just after
passing the flag Harvard increased her
stroke and again pushed their shell up
even with Yale. Here another splendid
exhibition of rowing was given by both |
crews. 1t was difficult to tell which |
crew was ahead, so evenly were they |
matched, but as they passed the mile and |
half point Harvard apparently had !
slight advantage. Nearing the navy |
yard Yale struck strip of smoother |
water under the lee. and by another |
squirt again took the lead, passing the |!
two-miIe flag with lead of half !
length. Harvard tried hard to re-
spond to Yale's squirt. but its |
effort resulted in giving slight roll to
it's boat, causing the coyswain to |
swerve trifle. Harvard had evidently |
made her greatest effort. and. failing |
to hold her position, dropped gradually |
behind until at the end of the third mile |
Yale was one length ahead. Here both
crews were pulling thirty-six strokes, |
and nothing was gained or lost during |
the next half mile. At three and |
half miles Yale began to show clear |
water. and slowly pulled away from her |
rival. AS Yale crossed the finish line |
the crew stopped rowing and waved |
their hands at their frantic classmates. |
In the Harvard boats Nos. l, 3 and 5 |
fell forward, evidently having used |
their
Last Pound of Force.
Dashing water in their faces they
soon recovered their wind, and padded |
sadly away. During the last two miles |
the race was pulled amidst continuous |
footing of whistles and booming of can
non. while thousands of thrOats were |
shouting like wild Indians from the
moving observation train and from the
banks on either side. The time and
strokes at each half mile are as follows:
Distance. Yale. Harvard |
Half mile. ........ ... :. .. 2:32 2:32 |
One mile Observation-Disclosures. 5:24 5:24 |
One and a-half miles. - 1852 7:54 |
Two miles .......... .....1O:46 1888 |
Two and a-half miles. ...13:9l 1927 |
Three miles. s.............. ..16:11 1920
Three and a-half miles. 1900 1913 |
Four miles s...................21:29 21:40