Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-02
YALE THE WINNER.
HER CREW DEFEATS HARVARD AND
COLUMBIA
In Slow Race Over Bad Course in Worse
weaiher-Ths Time Was Away DOwn-A
Description of the Race From
Start to Finish.

New LONDON, Conn, July AT the
time appointed for the race, the condl-
tions as regards wind and tide were al
most perfect, save for rain which came
down quite heavily and continued SO
during and after the race. The Har-
ward crew first made its appearance
and reached the starting point about
1l:15. The boats left the crew quarters
in tow of the Yale and Harvard launches
which carried the three crews. The
Yale launch carried both the Yale and
Columbia freshmen crews and had both
boats in tow. Meantime the rain con-
tinued and a brisk breeze stirred up the
waves somewhat. The Harvard men
were first afloat. AT 11:S0 each crew had
taken it's seat in the shells and were
ready. for the word in five minutes. AT
a toss for position just before leaving
the quarters Harvard won, and chose
the middle course, Yale won second,
selected the west, and Columbia was
given the east.
In the midst of pouring rain and in
the face of strong northwest head
wind the word was given little after
12 o'clock. At the referees pistol shot
the crews got away without percept-
ible splash. Columbia caught the water
first though powerful stroke OF Yale
sent the boat with the blue-tipped oars
at once to the lead. The three crews
all took fast stroke, varying from 80
to Al to the minute for the first quarter
mile, and at the end of that distance
were prettily punched, Yale leading by
a few yards and Columbia and Harvard
almost tied, the former perhaps trlfie
in the lead.
Between this and the three quarter
mile flag the great change came in the
relative position OF the crews. Yale
dropped her stroke to 3S which seem
ingly was her most effective number.
Both the Harvard and Columbia eight
rowed their forty to forty one a
minute stroke. Yale seemed to gain at
every dip of her blades ard was two
lengths ahead of her rivals when the
third quarter Of the first mile had been
rowed. Then Columbia was leading
Harvard by about third OF boat
length.
AS the mile post was passed Yale was
still gaining, while Harvard was rapid
ly filing the beach between her boat
and that OF Columbia.
The Yale stroke was here again
quickened to 40, which was the number
still adhered to by both the other crews.
Just after starting on the last mile, Col
umbia braced again, but the stroke was
jerky and jagged at the finish, and
though the boat shot ahead Of Harvard
the keel was uneven. At the beginning
of the last half mile the fast stroke set
by all three began to tell on each OF the
crews. Columbia's. coXswain ploughed
out a crooked path for the she'll, steer
ing wildly toward the centre OF the
course. Harvard gained rapidly but the
physical possibilities OF the Columbia
men began to tell in spite of the heavy
handicap of crooked steering and
rough stroke, and they once more drew
away from the crimsons.
Yale held her own to the finish, pull
ing evenly and running the boat along
at a uniform thirty-six to thirty-eight
stroke minute.
She finished about eight length ahead
of Columbia, who led Harvard by two
aud half lengths. The official time
announced was: Yale 12:031@, Columbia
1920, Harvard 1928.
1t was a slow race and bout min
ute short Of the freshman inner-colle-
giate record.