Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-02
CRIMSON IS DOWNEO.
A Sorry Athletic Week
for Harvard.
YALE GETS EVERYTHING.
Winning the Ball Game and Capturing
the Boat Races.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July 2-I'his was a
Yale week with Yale finish. Tuesdays
baseball Victory over Harvard, yesterday
mornings Yale freshman conquest of
Harvard '95 In the annual two-mile row
on the Thames, and to put q gloss finish
on the whole seasons aggregation Of Yale
athletic achievements the record OF the
Yale varsity eight In turning the tables
on the Harvard crew In the afternoon,
leaving them even farther behind than
Yale was left last year-and that Is saying
a great deal.
OF course the result was surprise, and
no one, not even the members OF the Yale
crew, can be found who will state that
they have any idea that the Harvard oars
men did themselves any degree Of justice,
but the race as rowed was beautiful ex-
hibition OF Yale's aquatic ability and
discreditable showing for Harvard.
A criticism of either Yale's blade or
body work Is difficult. The crew which
won for the Blue Is called the most per-
frctly drilled which ever represe nted 1t.
Haryard's Craftsmanship. however, was un-
steady. While the stroke set by Lyman
was followed moderately we'll, the in
board work of the Harvard men was Of
highly unsatisfactory order, and the in
harmonious action jarrina to even the
unpractised eve at times.
Harvard broke away at 30. which IL kept
up for half Q mile. II then fell OF 20 81,
Increasing to 8s on the first half Of the
second mile. II then gradually dropped
to 3S at the beginning Of the last mile.
when 1t braced wonderfully, finishing at
80
The observation train made its appear
ance as the
Referees Word was Given
and sixteen oars dug into the water at
5:l7. Harvard's spry stroke secured Q
hold first, and the Crimson took the lead.
For the first 100 yards she kept IL, pulling
a 80 stroke. while Yale's was about 80.
Yale splashed badly, and the boat rolled
little, while Harvard got of compare
lively smoothly At 100 yards from the
start the Yale prov had shot past Har-
Yards. Yale had found its form. Har-
ward quickened It's stroke little. making
desperate fight before relinq uishing the
lead. In so doing. she dropped into bad
form, causing the boat TO roll and pro-
gress by perceptible jerks.
For fifty yards Harvard gave an cx.
tremely poor exhibition. At the first half
mile Yale was rowing half length In the
lead, with both crews exhibiting the finest
burst Of speed witnessed during the entire
race, except possibly at the finish. Both
crews were under the shadow Of the west
shore, with 5000 persons In the observation
train sending up volley upon volley for
the respective crews. Yale continued It's
effective squirt during the second half
mile, while Harvard fell back little by
little.
When the Yale shell passed the first
mile post Il was three lengths ahead The
Harvard stroke had taken a surprising
drop down to 80, while Gallaudet's oar
struck the water with netrical regularity
81 times minute. Yale was four lengths
ahead at the two-mile post, which
marked the conclusion Of half the race,
and pulling trife more vigorously. The
Harvard coxswain was then seized with
at Of crooked steering. At this point the
Harvard body work commenced to be un-
certain. The octet of backs no longer rose
with automaton precision, but came up
with promiscuous movement suggestive
the Q 1-2-mile post Yale had placed fully
eight lengths OF clear water between her
stern and the Harvard bow.
ward oarsmen at this particular point Of
race was splashing. For 100 yards they
pulled like freshmen In this respect
Yale Crept Steadily Away.
pulling an aggravatingly comfortable,
easy stroke, while their shell glided over
the river surface with tobogga u-like
smoothness Along by the three mile flag
Lyman and Captain Kelton, Harvards
Nos. 8 and Z, swung badly out Of shape.
In their desperation to urge the boat along
at q winning pace, each set . different
stroke for the men behind.
The effect on the boat was dramatic.
The shell qufvered under the opposing
forces tugRing away on each side, but
high rate of speed was out Of the ques-
tion. II was procession after the third
mile-post was passed. The Yale oars
dropped exact and true, while Harvard
Jagged. A short distance before the last
haif-mile post was reached the eights
passed between the long line OF "a chts
which enclosed the finish. A rousing ga
Lutte was given both crews as they passed
each yacht and the effec ; was magical.
An inspiration made itself felt In both
boats.
The stroke. was quickened, the keels
ktps hhoto oN~u euu tuc
both crews decidedly more trim aud
cleanly cut. At 5:s7+s the Yale boat
Shot by shs Finish
with Harvard sixteen lengths TO the rear
The Harvard shell crossed the line IS i.2 sec
onds later. Every member of Yale's crew
finished fresh, and only one or two OF
Harvard's men were really exhausted.
Every whistle In New London was sub
I'LL "a
was distracting. Thousands OF blue 6aes
foated aloft, while the losers crimson
dropped. or was kept modestly ont of
sight. Here and there o compromise com
binstion OF blue and magenta was effected
rs balm Tor shattered feelings.
The ofYicisl time for the four miles IL
sO4s for Yale; for Harvard, 2l:42 Ia The
time for each crew for each half-mile II -
follows:
Distance Yale. Harvard.
First half mile. ..... ....... e1s 2N