Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-26
HARVARD WON THE RACE.
VALE BADLY BEATEN UNEx-
PECTEDI.Y.
The BigGest Money Was ON Yale,
Hut Harvard Was Ahead From
the start and Held That Position
to the End.

to the END.
New LONDON, Fune 26.-The conditions
for the Yale-Harvard boat race this
morning could hardly be improved. The
waters showed scarcely ripple and a
very light breeze was blowing.
Harvard won by about eleven lengths
This was the sixteenth annual four mile
cight-oarcd straight away race between
the Yale and Harvard University crews
and was rowcd over the Thames course
from Winthrop point to Gales ferry, and
was won, as stated above, by Harvard
by II lengths, time 2l:23; Yale's time
21:57. The record now stands Yale, 0
victories and I defeats; Harvard, 7 VIC
tories and defeats. Yale holds the time
record.
Haryards plucky victory isthe biggest
surprise that has occurred In college ath.
lectics for many years. Good judges of
rowing conceded the race to Yale and so
strong was this sentiment In favor Of
Yale that the stakes OF Yale
money left at the poolrooms went un-
covered even at offers Of $10e to $50.
Harvard took the lead at start and as
they forged ahead with rush the Grim
son supporters on tho observation train
and innuncrable steamers became frantic
with excitement which, as Harvard con-
tinued to gain a commanding lead, con-
tinucd to increase.
As the excitement spread, some very
reckless work was done by the various
steamboat captains. There were two col
lisions, and that there were no serious
results was simply matter of good luck.
Two miles mp the river the tug boat
Gypsy ran into the side of the press boat,
he shock throwing twenty-five or fit. v
people off their feet. Al finish where
the channel was crowded with all sorts
of craft, the press boat i'll trying to- avoid
a collision with the steamer Rhode
Island, struck the tug America a hard
bump nmidships, knocking many people
sprawlng over the decks. Fortunately
no one went overheard, and no one were
seriously injured.
The scenes at the finish were of the
most noisy character, the Harvard men
being wild with JOY, while thousands OF
the Yale supporters were decidedly crest.
fallen over their unexpected defeat.
The scenes along the river were of the
usual brilliant and lively character. The
observation train OF thirty-hve cars car
ricd an immense crowd, while at least
either followed the crews over the course
or were anchored in desirable positions.
Favorable places along the west bank
were also crowded with sight seers.
Promptly at 1880 the crews came
down the river toward the stake boats,
Harvard padding in their shell and
Yale in their launch. Harvard backed
into position at 1881 and Yale, after
cmbarking at the float came into place
at 1l:40, The crews were at once cau-
toned and given the word. Harvard
caught the water first and
setting the fast stroke of forty
at once pressed the bow of their
boat slightly into the front. Yale start
ed with thirty eight strokes and though
they put great deal of power into their
strokes the Yale boat did not move as
quickly as wasexpected. Harvard held her
fast stroke for short time during which
they had, $50 yards from the start. in.
creased their lead to nearly one length
For few strokes both crews caught q
swell and splashcd quite badly. Then
settling down, each crew gave very
pretty exhibition OF rowing. Harvard
strokes, however, were clearly sending
their boat along at a better rate of speed
than they have ever shown in practice
and were gradually creeping away
from Yale stroke by stroke. Yalc's work
on the other hand, was much inferior tC
that seen in their daily practice pulls, ant
there was a perccptible hang and settling
of the boat after each stroke.
At the hall mile Harvard led by cleal
length, Harvard pulling 3S strokes anc
Yale "a; the time being; Harvard, 227
and Yale 233. All during the second hal
Harvard continued to gain and it bccam,
evident that, barring accidents, the Cam
bridge crew would win. Here the steam
ers crowded in on the boats, and tn,
wash caused both to do some raggct
work for few strokes. Nearing tn,
mile flag Harvard pulling SO ant
Yale "a, mad increased their lead to near
ly three lengths. The time at the mil
was Harvard SOL; Yale 51l From th
mile to the mile and half Harvard con
tinucd to gain foot by foot and it be
came question of how many length
Harvard would defeat Yale.
After passing the 31a mile flag. bot
crews settled down for final squirt, an,
here again Harvard showed her super
ority. Both crews were doing cxccllen
work, bnt Harvard's shell continued t
: show steady gain, and they passed tn
, finish, pulling forty strokes to the minut.
] while Yale, eleven lengths behind, rowe
Y thirry-seven.