The Portland daily press., 1891-05-30
HARVARD.

The time at which the race was called was
four fifteen. The rain partially ceased at
this time but hundreds were kept away
owing to the uncertainty Of the weather. AS
1t was. however, g0odly number lined the
banks OF the river and the Harvard bridge
and Union Boat Club house were crowded.
Among the celebrities who witnessed the
race were Bob Cook, the famous Yale
precisely the same as that Of yesterday. 7-S
miles straight: The Bowdoins were the
guests Of the Union Boat Club. At precise
ly o'clock they stepped from their raft into
their shell, and proceeded up the river pre-
ceded by their trainer and mascot, Fred
Plaisted. A large contingent Of Bowdoin
students, alumni and press reporters waited
impatiently and In vain for the tug which
was to take them from the Union Boat Club
over the course. Poor management was sup
and accordingly the BowdSin men lacked
cheering throughout theis race from the sup
porterS.
1t was about quarter OF i've when the
Bowdoin having won the toss, chose the
Cambridge side and Harvard therefore was
obliged to take the Boston. After little
deay en ca%s ns 1Pats tbs wo g9sn into line and
stantly the oars from both the brawny
eights struck the water. Harvard rather
got the better OF Bowdoin on the start, as
several of the latter missed strokes. 1t was
now war, and grand pull to see who would
spun the boat through The waite. water
like feather. But the Bowdoin boys are
made Of the stuff that Is so characteristic OF
Maine, and with an equally good stroke kept
their boat humming. Shortly after the start
Bowdoin braced up and put In some lively
work. 1t was but short time before the
two shells were bow and bow In this race for
glory; II was here, between the Brookline
and Harvard bridge that the Bowdoins did
their best work. They were pulling a steady
strong oar and one well calculated to win
had they been able to keep 1t up. Little by
little the Maine crew gained, and just before
the bridge was reached was fully a half
length In the lead. As the draw was reached,
the Harvard coxswatn swung his boat so near
to the Bowdoin's shell that the ears Of the
rival crews crashed together. 1t looked as IL
their might be trouble, but matters were ad-
1usted without loss OF speed on either side.
After this little les scrap BSwdoin did not
course below the bridge the stroke was not
up to that generally rOwed by the crew.
Harvard. however. did her best on the fin
ish. The crew pulled as II they went by
clock work. From the bridge down, the
gain on the Bowdoins was steady. Several
times Bowdoin men were seen to splash with
their oars as they neared the finish, every
one OF these misstr0kes retarding the boats
progress. On the last hundred yards, Bow
uOlu oCOuCu w D1dCo up oOuc, DuL was uOL
able to regain any Of the lost ground. Har-
yard made an excellent appearance as she
neared the finish. The men were rowing In
perfect form, while the methodical rise and
fall OF the crimson bladed oars had a very
pleasing effect. As the bow of Harvard's
boat crossed the goal line, the red flag de-
scended the time being, 10 minutes, So sec
onds. B0wd0in was about two lengths be-
hind, the time being 10 minutes, A seconds.
Harvard's time for the one and seven
ni N nc mo Fanfrr 30 Nha et.sxr d.
doin made In yesterdays race with the Cres-
cents which was 10 minutes "a seconds. This
Is undoubtedly due to the wind which was
blowing at the time of the race. Harvard's
boat was made for heavier crew than this
years and consequently 70 quite way above
the water, thus it is affected considerably
by the wind. The Harvard men were loud
in their praises of the Bowdoin crew. Ly-
OF last years Bowdoin crew and now
No. 4 on the harvards, expressed high
highest terms of the work which was done
today. In his estimation, the present crew
at Bowdoin is fully as good If not better
than the one which represented the Maine
| college last year. Several lremarks were
made on the stroke which Bowdoin is row.
ing this year. One Of the prominent mem
bers Of the Union Boat Club said that 1t was
rather too professional a stroke. The Har-
ward men use their oars as IL but one man
was rowing. while Bowdoln rows more In an
Il way A1OWONClf kuc otAOkc 10 .
| great improvement over the one which was
| used last year. The largest number Of
strokes per minute by Harvard today
was sc, while at times the Bowdoin boys
reached 40 Toward the latter end of the
| course Bowdoin's shell fell behind Har-
| wards and met all the wash OF the latter
boat. This Of course helped to set the Maine
/ crew back so much more.
Bowdoin men felt we'll satisfied with the
result today. 1t was not In the least expect
ed that Bowdoin would win from Harvard,
but the work which they did today certainly
deserves the highest praise. Plaisted has
worked hard with the men this spring and
the men In their turn have put forth every
effort to get into the best possible form. For
the races today the officials were as follows
i Referee-G. ii. Richards.
Judge for Bowdon-Mr. Stevens.
Judge for Harvard-Lieutenant ii. II. Adams.
i Judge at tnish-W. S. Eaton, Jr.
After the race the Bowdoin men put their
boat on their carriage and hauled it across
the city to the Eastern depot. They left Bos,
ton at o'clock. 1t is probable that this will
be BOwdoin's last race this season.