The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-27
HARVARD ELEVEN LENGTHS.
The Yale Crew Badly Beaten in the Eight
Dared Straisht-AWay Race.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE CONTEST.
Harvard Easily Wins Her Fourteenth VIC
tOrY-Great Surprise at the Result.
The Ofcial Time.

New LoSDoN. June 26.-The annual four
mile eight-oared straightaway race between
the Yale and Harvard University crews was
rowed this noon over the Thames course
from Winthrop Point to Gales Ferry, and
was won by Harvard by eleven lengths.
Time. 21:23 Yaes time, 2l:57.
Harvard's plucky victory is the biggest sur
prise that has occurred in college athletics
for many years. The good judges of rowing
conceded the race to Yale almost 10 a man.
and 50 strong was this sentiment in favor Of
Yale that stacks Of Yale money left at the
pool rooms went uncovered, even at odds Ok
200 10 $40 and 500 70 $50.
Harvard took the lead at the start Rpd
forged ahead with rush, ard as their shel
forged ahead the crimson supporters on tAe
observation train and lnnumerabe steamers
became frantic with excitement. which. as
Harvard continued TO gain commanding
lead, continued 10 increase. As the excitement
spread some very reckless work was done ~
the various steamboat captains.
There were TWO collisions. and that there
were no serious results is simply q matter OF
good luck Two miles mp the river the tug
boat Gypsy ran into the side OF the press
boat the Aunnatawket, the shock throwing
twenty-tve or fifty people of their feet Al
the finish. where the channel was crowded
with all sorts IF craft. the Munnatdwket. IN
trying 10 avoid a collision with the khoie
Island. struck the tug America hard bump
amidships. knocking many people spra"Hhe
over the decks. Fortunately no one went
overheard and no one was seriously nJuied.
THE START.
Promptly at 1870 the crews came down the
river toward tho stake boats. Harvard pad
pling ia their shell and Yale on their launch.
Harvard backed into position az ll:3l ana
Yale. after embarklng at "a iloat came mo
place at ll.4O The crews were at once eau
toned and given the word. Harvard caught
the water first and setting a fast stroke of
forty az once pushed the bow OF their
boat slightly ~ front. Yale started with
thirty eight strokes. and though they put
q great deal of power into thor strokes
tho Yale boat didn't move As quickly h~
was expected Harvard held her fast stroke
for short time during which they mad. iJO
yards from the start increased their lead To-
nearly one length. For "A few strokes both
crews caught a swell and splashed quite
badly. Then settling down each crew gave
very pretty exhibition of rowing Inc liaI-
wards however. were clearly sending their
boat along at better sreed than they have ever
shown in practice. and were gradually creep
ing away from Yale. stroke by stroke.
YALEs WORK BELOW PRACTICE STANDARD.
Yale's work. ON the other hand was much
inferior 10 that seen IN their daily practice
pulls. and there WAS a perceptlble hang ana
settling of the boat after each stroke. AT the
half mile Harvard led by a clear length. Iiar-
ward pulling 3s strokes and Yale 81 the time
being: Harvard. 227, and Yale, 2.33.
All during the second halt Harvard contn-
ned to gain and il became evident that bar
r.ug accidents the Cambridge crew wonld
win. Here tho steamers crowded ln on tie
boats and the wash caused both to do some
ragged work for a few strokes.
Nearing the mile flag Harvard pulling rs
and Yale -. had increased their lead to nearly
three lengths Time at the mile, Harvard
5.Ol. Yale oil From the mile TO the mile
and a half Harvard continued 10 gain foot by
foot and II became question u how many
LENGTHS Harvard would defeat Yale. At the
mile and a half flag Harvard was pulling rs
and ale 35 Time at this point, Harvard,
7:i0. Yale, 7.5j
SIX LENGTHS AHEAD u TWO MILES
In the next half Harvard. by strong and
steady work. increased their lead 10 nearly SIX
lengths. Yales boa, continued % settle and
hang and IL was now procession. Justatter
passing the maynard the tug Cassie got
sQuarey into Harvard course and they were
OBLIGED tomake wide swerye Yale however
profted little 10y this incident and Harvard
getting back into their course. continued O.
widen the gap between their boat and that ot
Yale At the two-Inile flag iaryerd's time
was 1919 and Yale's l04l. Harvard pulling b
strokes and Ynle's D.. At tho two and n half
miles Harvard had then gained an additional
three lengths pulling 3s strokes per minute
and Yale 3d. Time: Harvard 1885, Yale,
1914.
After passing the Smile flag Harvard kept
up their fast stroke, pulling 1t very clearly.
aud increased the lead until at the 3h-mie
flag they had good lead OF 10 lengths. Time
at ~ miles. Harvard, 1923 Yale. 1909
THE FINAL EFFORT.
After passing the three e-and-a-half-mile fag
both crews settled down for the final squirt.
and here. again the Iiaryards showed their
superiority IN every way over the New Haven
crew.
Both crews were doing excellent work. but
Haryard's shell continued TO show a steady
gain and they passed the finish pulling forty /
strokes a minute while Yale, eleven lengths /
behind rowed thirty-seven.
The scenes at the finish were of the most /
noisy character. the,Haryard men being Wild |
with ioy while the thousands of ale sup |
pOrters were decidedly crestfallen over Their |
unexpected defeat
The scenes along the river were of the usual /
brilliant and lively character. The Obscrya- /
tiOn train of thirty-hve cars carried an I'M /
mense crowd while al least seventy-hve /
steamers steam yachts and big sailing yachts
either followed the crews over the course or
were anchored in desirable positions. The /
favorable places along the west bank were /
also crowded with sight-seers.
Haryard's crew rowed at once 10 their quar- /
ters. and Yale padded up O the Gales ferry. /
The official time Is as follows:
TIL OFFICIAL TIME