St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-27

tnlrty-fOur. Inc time was: Hazard,
1921; Yale, 2:33. All during the sec
ond half Harvard continued TO gain,
and it became evident that, barring
accidents, the Cambridge crew would
win. Here the steamers crowded
it on the boats, and the wash caused
both to do some ragged work for a few
strokes. Nearing the mile flag, Har-
ward, pulling SO and Yale "a. had in
creased their lead to nearly three
lengths. Time at the mile, Harvard,
SOL; Yale, Sill. From the mile to the
mile and half Harvard continued to
gain foot by foot, and it became ques-
ton of how many lengths Harvard
would beat Yale. At the mile and
half flag Harvard was pulling SO and
Yale 30. Time at this point, Harvard,
7:40; Yale, 7:55. In the next half Har-
ward, by strong and steady work. in
creased their lead to nearly six lengths;
1ale's boat continued to settle and
hang, and it was
Now a Procession.
Just after passing the navy yard the
tug Cassie got sQuarely into Harvard
course, and they were obliged to make
a WIDE swerve. Yale, however, protited
little by this incident, and Harvard,
getting back into the course, continued
and that of Yale. At the two mile flag
Harvard's time was 1919 and Yale's
10:4l, Harvard pulling IS strokes and
Yale 80. At the two and half miles
Harvard had gained an additional three
lengths, pulling IS strokes per minute
and Yale 35. Time, Harvard, 1858;
Yale, 1874. After passing the
three-mile flag Harvard kept up
their fast stroke. pulling it very cleanly
and increased the lead until at the
three and a half mile flag they had a
good lead of ten lengths. Time, Har-
ward, 1928; Yale, 1859. After passing
the three and a half mile flag both crews
settled down for the final squirt, and
here again the Harvards showed their
superiority In every way over the New
Haven crew. Both crews were doing
excellent work, but Harvard's shell con-
tinued to show steady gain, and they
passed the finish pulling forty strokes a
minute, while Yale, eleven lengths be-
hind, rowed thirty-seven. Harvard's
crew rowed at once to their quarters,
and Yale padded up to Gales ferry.
The officials were: Referee, William
A. Meikelham, Of Columbia; judges,
Lawrence E. Sexton, Harvard; Bob
Cook. Yale; timers, Charles f. Adams,
Harvard; George A. Adee, Yale.
Retrospective.
The cause of Yale's unexpected and
overwhelming defeat is found in the
fact that two of her men, the two most
important in the bOat-Stroke Gould
and Hagerman, No. 7-were not equal
to the occasion and lost their heads. AS
Harvard began to increase their lead
near the end of the first mile it was no.
ticed that Gould cut his strokes short
and pulled with diminished effect. The
rest of the crew, instead of keeping
time with Gould, followed Hagerman's
stroke. After awhile Hagerman be-
came slightly ratified, the result being
that for the greater part of the race the
men in waist and bow followed the
stroke set by Capt. Brewster. The diff
ference in the swing of the men was
slight, to be sure, but slight as it was
it was enough to cause Yale'S boat tC
hang preceptibly after each stroke and
to settle SO badly aft that the boat fire.
quently was out of water for three OF
| four feet. Both crews were also greatly
annoyed by the swell from the big
steamers that followed the crews.
Some Opinions.
In speaking of this point Adee, the
we'll known Yale man, expressed HIM
| self most emphatically, and declared
! that Yale ought not to row another race
over the Thames course. Mr.. Adee
refused to criticise the work of the
crew for publication, but did mo-
deny that Nos. z and handi
capped the balance of the crew
st. John Sheffield. prominent Yale
officer, did not hesitate to say that Yale:
work was great disappointment, anC
that he regretted very much that either
Simms or Brewster had not been PLACED
at the stroke oar. A number of othel
| Yale men declared that Yale'S crush
ing defeat was due simply to the fac
that they were outrowed by Harvard
Bob Cook disappeared down the harbo
at one of the summer hotels, while tht
| Yale crew and their friends boarded
the o'clock train for New Haven. Tn,
Harvard crew came down the river, and
headed by standard bearers carrying TIT
two flags they won in tO-day's race
went to the Pc not house, where the.
were tonight rendered reception.
Following their regular custom of sc
lecting captain for the next year
crew on the night following their Var
sity race, the Harvard crew tonight re
elected Capt. Nelson j. Perkins. Al
though Perkins received his A. b
"Wednesday and is now graduate o
Harvard, he will return next fall t
begin a two years course i'll the lay
school. In addition to Capt. Perkins
every one of the crew will be in til
university next year.