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


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 Sc 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 a ques-
ton of how many lengths Harvard
would beat Yale. At the mile and a
half flag Harvard was pulling Sc and
Yale 35. Time at this point, Harvard,
7:40; Yale, 1855. In the next half Har-
ward, by strong and steady work. in
creased their lead to nearly six lengths.
fale's boat continued to settle aud
hang, and it was
Now Procession.
Just after passing the navy yard the
tug Cassie got squarely into Harvard S
course, and they were obliged to make
WIDE swerve. Yale, however, protited
little by this incident. and Harvard.
getting back into the course, continued
TO widen the space between their boat
and that of Yale. At the two mile flag
Harvard'S time was 1919 and Yale'S
10:41, Harvard pulling 3S strokes and
Yale 80. At the two and half miles
Harvard had gained an additional three
lengths, pulling 3S strokes per minute
and Yale 35. Time, Harvard, 1855;
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
nd holt mil ha, Il
good lead of ten lengths. Time, Har-
ward, 1928; Yale, 1859. After passing
the three and 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 HarYard'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 +. 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.
tced 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 to
hang preceptibly after each stroke and
to settle SO badly aft that the boat fire.
Quently was out of water for three or
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
well known Yale man, expressed him.
self most emphatically, and declared
that Yale ought not to row another race
over Iuo 1HdI0cS cOuTS6. MI. AQ66
refused to criticise the work of the
crew for publication, but did not
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's
work was great disappointment, and
that he regretted very much that either
Simms or Brewster had not been placed
at the stroke oar. A number of other
Yale men declared that Yale's crush
ing defeat was due simply to the fact
that they were Outrowed by Harvard.
Bob Cook disappeared down the harbor
at one of the summer hotels, while the
Yale crew and their friends boarded
the O'Clock train for New Haven. The
Harvard crew came down the river, and,
headed by standard bearers carrying the
two flags they won in to-day's race,
went to the Pc uot house, where they
were tonight rendered reception.
Following their regular custom of Sc
lecting captain for the next years
crew on the night following their Var
sity race, the Harvard crew tonight re-
elected Can't. Nelson j. Perkins. AL
though Perkins received his A. b.
Wednesday and is now graduate of
Harvard, he will return next fall to
begin two years course in the law
school. In addition to Capt. Perkins,
every one of the crew will be in the
university next wear