The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-27

feat The observation train of thirty five cara
carried an immense crowd. while at least seven
fy-fye steamers and sail boats followed the
crews over the course or were anchored In de-
sirsble positions. Fayorite places along the
west bank were also crowded with sightsesrs-
Promptly AZ l:3D the crews came down the
river toward the stakebosfs Harvard backed
into position minute later. and Yale soon
after. When the crews were given the word
Harvard caught first, and setting fast stroke.
about forty, al once put the bow OF their boat
slightly in front Yale started with q thirty
eight stroke. For few strokes both crews
caught the swell and splAshed quite badly.
Then, settling down, each crew gave pretty
exhibition OF rowing The Harvards, however,
were clearly sending their boat along at better
speed than ever shown In practice, and were
gradually creeping away from Yale fale's
work, on the other hand. was much inferior to
that seen in their daily practice. At the frxt
half mile Harvard led by Q clear length. All
during the second half Harvard continued 10
gain. Here the steamers were crowded and the
swell caused both 10 do some ragged work for q
few strokes. Nearing the mile flag Harvard in
creased is lead TO nearly three lengths.
From the mile % the mile and q half Harvard
continued 70 gain, and il then became q q1es-
tion Of how many lengths Harvard would defeat
Ysls In the next half Harvard, by strong and
steady work, increased its lead 70 nearly six
lensfAs YAle's boat continued 10 settle behind,
and II was now procession just after passing
the navy yard the tug Cassie got squsrely into
TIE Hsrrsrd's course, and they were obliged to
make q wide move. Yale, however. profted by
this incident. but Harvard, getting back into the
course, continued 10 widen the gap between its
boat and Tale. At two and a half miles Harvard
had Gained an additional three lengths, and
after passing the three AID half mile flag they
bad good lead Of ten lengths. After pass
ing the three and q half mile flag both
crews settled down 10 the final squirt. and here
again Harvard showed superiority over the New
Haven crew. Both crews were doing excellent
work. but Harvard's shell continued 10 show q
steady gain, and they passed the finish pulling
forty strokes q minute, while Yale, eleven
lengths behind, showed thirty-seven Har-
wards crew rowed at once to the club quarters.
and Yale padded up 70 Gates ferry.
TIE officials were: Referee, William A. Msik-
cham, of Columbia; judges. Lawrence z. Sex
tor, Of Harvard. and Bob Cook. Of Yale: timers,
Richard +. Adams, of Harvard. and George A.
Dee, Of Yale
The cause Of Yale's unexpected and over
whelning defeat is found IN the fact that two of
her men. the two most important in the boat,
the stroke. Gould, and Hsgerman, No. :. were
not equal 70 the occasion and los; their heads.
A Harvard began to increase her lead near the
end Of the first nils Gould cut his strokes short
and pulled with diminished effect The rest OF
the crew, instead OF keeping time with Could,
losaVNeo HsgefIaAs stroke AFTER while
HsgeraAn became ratified, the result being tha.
fos the greater part of the race the men IN the
sals; and bow followed the stroke act BY Cap
VIA Brewster. The difference in the swing Of
NE men was slight, bat enough TO cause Yale's
eos 70 hang perceptibly after each stroke and TO
sse1ae % badly aft that the bow frequently
cut Of water for three or four feet Both
were also greatly annoyed by the swell
IN ne big steamers that followed the crews
sxe.ssas o. this point. George A. Dee. well.
Ss,s--, sAs nan, expressed himself most en-
phaaeasiy. sad dee sred that Yale onght no, 70
an0$asr RAGS over the Thames course. A
$3.50 " ether Yale men declared that Yale's
-s.-nS 0s'eAi was due simply &C the fact that
thsy were out'owsd sy Harvard.
i-e nAEN ssa crew came down the river at u.
- a. nssaeo By standard bearers carrying the
-. 49, - 20 N todsy's race, went TO the
de-e1 a -eceusin- "N-S t"-AsHA Sa-