The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
YALES TELLING STROKES.
SHE BEATS ATILANTA WITH SEVEN
MEN AND MAKES WONDERFUL TINE.

-Four MIies In 20 Minutes and IL Seconds
Wipes Out Harvard's Record = Capt.
Allen or Yale Breaks His Oar and
Jumps Overboard-The Atnlnutas "ero
Not In the Struggle at any Tlme.
NEW HAVEN. May 24-The much-taked-oi
Yale Atalnnta eight cared she'll race. distance
four miles, has been won and lost. Since the
match was made the greatest interest has
been manifested, both by the college oarsmen
and other amateur rowing clubs. 1t has been
considered by the amateur oarsmen as good
test Of the Bob Cook stroke rs against the
stroke generally adopted by crews outside OF
the colleges and the oarsmen who saw the
Cook stroke as rowed to-day admitted that 1t
was different to any they had seen before. The
men aid not row with the still back usually
seen around those waters, but swung together
with olock-like precision.
The New Haven steamboat Continental.
which loft New York on Friday night, carried
about 100 oarsmen, members Of the Atalantas.
Seawanhakas, Varunas. and other clubs from
the Harlem and PRssaic Rivers. Tho o'clock
train from the Grand Central Depot yesterday
morning also carried about 100 New York oars
men, principally Atalanta men. As the train
sped along toward New Haven every little
stream passed whose surface was calm was
hailed with delight by the ATLANTA men,
Look at that water" they yelled; "we'll have
race sure On arriving In this city they
found the, steamer Long Branch awaiting
them, which had been chartered by the Alta
lantas to follow the race and which carried
about 500 admirers OF both crews
At \ o'clock in the morning the water OF the
harbor was as smooth as u pond, but shortly
alterward q southwest wind started UP. and
articles Of agreement called for the race to be
lowed between the hours 81 10 A. NJ. and p.
and bn the water was Sn 70 rev. between
therefore Referee Garfield. President of the
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. de-
possible At 10 O'clock he left the Yale boat
house in the launch to inspect the water. re-
The Yale men Immediately launched their
ehell. which is "a inches wide and 60 feet long;
long. In anticipation OF rough water. Yale had
q three.inch dashboard run the full length Of
Ina G e Zach e also
rah ran, Yale" was heard On all sides. and
At 1855 exactly. with the water in first class
condition. tho referee gave the word Go"
their shell few feet to the front. Before fifty
yards had been rowed Yale showed the nose OF
s6e In and very drew
half from the starting point Capt. Aliens oar
broke In two at the buttons, and without a mo-
Capt Allen spring from his boat that some OF
time alter The blues had lead ID Of OF a SSe
three boat lengths when the, accident occurred.
but they did not lose stroke. They kept in
creasing the advantage 70 the end. winning By
beating, the best record for straightaway race,
that OF Harvard 20 minutes 20 secondsl. r0wed
at New London, Juno ~, 1887. The Atalantas'
time was 2Osminutes AZ seGonds. Both crews
and this was maintained throughout the race
with but two or three exceptions. when the
sle 70 b was SrasseS line the cheer.
were deafeninG, and when 1t became known
that there were but seven men In the boat the
enthusiasm knew no bounds.
1t has been generally understood that the
At crew have been rowing together for
not the case. Their. first race as an eight
was q match race with the crew OF the New
York Athletic Club. which was rowed on May
IS Of last year, which they won. They then
VARSITY crew, on the Passaic Rivor. on june II.
which they also wen. Next they appeared at
Albany. on the 4th of July and they again
won. Their last race was at Lake Calumet Ili.,at
the National Regatta, when they won the
championship OF the United States. They are
a selt-tauGht crew. never having had the ad-
OF the crews and their weights are as folloWs:-