The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-02
YALE is VICTORIOUS.
Her Grew Easily Wins the Inter
collegiate Race.
LEADS COLUMBIA EIGHT LENGTHS
And Harvard is Two Lengths Behind
columbla-..The Elements Against
the Race. a Heavy Rain Continuing
Throughout, though the Wind and
Tide Was Favorable.

NEW LONDON, CoNx., July hat the
time appointed for the race the condi-
tons 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:16.
The boats left the crew quarters in tow
of the Yale and Harvard launches,
which carried the three crews. The
launch carried both the Yale and Co
iumbia 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 afioat. At 1880 each crew
had taken its seat in the shell and were
ready for the word in five minutes.
At a toss for position Just before leav-
ing 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 II
o'clock. At the referees pistol shot
the crews got away without q perceptl-
BILE splash. Columbia caught the water
frat, though a powerful stroke OF Yale
sent the boat with the blue tipped oars
at once 10 the lead. The three crews
all took fast stroke, varying from 80 to
Il 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 formerperhaps tritle
in tho 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 SO which seem.
ingly was her most effective number.
Both the Harvard and the Columbia
eight lowed their forty to forty
one minute stroke. Yale seemed to
gain at every dip OF her blades and was
two lengths ahead of her rivals when
the third quarter OF the first mile had
been rowed. Then Columbia was lead
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length.
As the mile post was passed Yale was
still gaining, while Harvard was rapidly
filling the breach between her boat and
that of Columbia
The Yale stroke was here again
quickened to 40. which was the num-
Der still adhered to by both the other
crews. Just after starting on the last
mile, Columbia braced again, but the
stroke was ierky 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 cox
swain ploughed out crooked path for
the shell, steering 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 stecr-
ing 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 uniform fifty-six to ffty-eight
strokes minute.
She finished about eight lengths
ahead OF Columbia, who led Harvard by
two and half lengths. The official
time announced was: Yale 12:033, Col
umbia 1920, Harvard 1928.
1t was a slow race and about a min
ute short OF the freshman inner-col-
legiate record.