New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-25
COLUMBIA'S CREW WINS.
PRIDE HAS A HEAVY FALL ON THE THAMES.
UNEXPECTED RESULT OF THE FRESHMAN RACES
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. INGLoRr-
u mr. rKrneaApn TO THE TRIBUNE,

ewLondon June 2i-The Columbia youngsters
ave bewdering surprise TO their heavier rivals from
sew-lIaven and Cambridge In the Harvard-Y aleCo-
umbia twomile freshman race to-day. The Columbia
freshmen had been severely thrsshed by Cornell on
saturday and it was supposed that they would not have
he slightest chance to-day. They were ten pounds
lighter than the average of each the other two
,oats and Columbias form said be execISoie
Veil, her form was bad at first. She spashed ana
lug her claws into the water she wanted TO gouse
sut the bottom Of the river The boat wobbled for
shile and some of the Played seesaw In the sun
hine, but the lghtwelghts went out with rush SET
he pace and sprinted the start to the finish nag
eavng Yale four lengths behind her and Harvard the
avorite and half stD further BACK Ihe ume
excellent cal announced by the 1uqSes-put
there is difference OF opinion TO this, some watches
moving the corrected time as 40. The first time
would have been the two-mile record on the Thames
But records do not count for much indicating the
peed Of the rowers FOR to-day the wind and tide were
with the boats and swept all three Of them down the
OVER
The hour Of the race set for II so O'Clock, but
here were tedious delays at the start. Columbia up
,eared first, her eight freshmen coming down the river
With short stroke. The Yale boat followed and the
rev amused itself by hitting IL up all over the rver
N short sp,rts Harvard came down fifteen minutes
ater almost drifting on the tide. Then there was
rouble with the stakeboats. At ii AS O'Clock the suns
avs streaming from spotless sky and freshen-
ng breeze was dancing down the river, but willie the
Sakeboats were being anchored a few fragments Of
hosds came out Of tire northwest, darkening as they
approached They expanded until at IL 10 O'Clock
Inc sun was hiding his face, perhaps IN sorrow for Yale
md Harvard. The dark showing signs OF
scontent and began to belly away toward the sea IN
way that threatened TO stop the If il were not
,oon started Meanwhile the college men TOOK adj
vantage OF the opportunity 10 do little betting.
Harvard was the favorftc at even money and TO A
.rogpc Nm acid md 10 Z Val
Columbia found few supporters even money was Of
cred that her boat would finish last or practically
you'd not finish at all, and the offers went a-beggne
Finally when the draw in the railroad bridge two
niles down the river had stood open for half an hour
waiting for the young crews the referee became DIS
usted with the sakeboats took the shells ont into the
stream, lined them UP and sent them flying away
headed for the two white flags that whipped over the
purple water down by the bridge.
Harvard got away well rowing stroke OF thirty
light and then falling into thirty-sx. Yale sprang
away with stroke Of forty 5ut eased down to the
gentler pace of thirtyeight Columbia started with
about three different strokes and for moment laugh
Of derision followed her. No. for four seconds played
squirt-gm with his oar, but then he decided to row.
30 Gid the rest Of the men, for the youngsters hit up
their stroke to forty, and away they went. They
dashed past the half-me flag driven by the same
stroke of forty Every one expected to see them STOP
but there stopping for them this day. They
and the other boats, until II gradually dawned upon
the spectators that Columbia was rowing winning
race.
Harvard on the east side. was working slowly and
heavily. People waited for the to wake up, but
II slumbered undisurbed in the Yale seemed to
be rowing fairly we'll and with strength, but her boat
must have been lazy, for It would not 90 through the
water Columbia's pace was killing to the big EEL
lows in the other boats, in the Harvard NO ana NO
8 early showing signs Of distress. When In the ast
half mile they were called upon for desperate squirt
ut a stroke Of forty they could not respond ana
thereafter they were little better than passengers
stroke himself seemed TO safer, but he hung on man
ulIy to the last The spaShing was rghtful ana the
soxswain added TO the merrnent by cutting the heure
Z. S. on the Thames. No. in Columba's boat was
ragged about the Arst nile nag. but seemed 70 get MS
,econd wind and finished strong. The end OF the race
vas not even amusing. The New-fork boat Grew
avav RAPIDLY finishing four lengths before Yale The
Columbia lads were in fresh, sprightly MOOD ana
mrninc rowed snappiy up the river again Yale
orawled back, and the Harvard boat lag under the
hr,dre as No and No. were pumped ont and the
pthers were suffering. , - ALL, ,ao,e h,oi
uas a. follows Columbia al Yale y % l-2, nai-
vard 8 80 The previous record. made III 1854, wa
o.43 10 John Rogers, Yale, was referee ana INC
indees were Boulder, Columbia; Parker. harValu' anu
iyee Vale The crews r0wed as follows:
r0TIMPIA FRESHMEN