Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02
NOW YELL FOR YALE.
A Week of Victories Over Its BIG Ri.
val, Harvard, Is Crowned by
YESTERDAYS NEW LONDON RACE.
The Winning Qarsmen Row Four Miles
Over the River in 20:4S.
THEIR TACTICS PROVED THE BEST.

NEW LONDON. CONN, July 1.-This has
days baseball victory over Harvard; this
morning Yale's conquest Of Harvard '95 in
the annual two-miIe row on the Thames,
and, to put gloss finish on the whole
seasons aggregation of Yale's athletic
achievements, the record of the Yale
Varsity eight in turning the tables on the
Harvard crew this afternoon, leaving them
even farther behind than Yale was left last
year-and that is saying great deal-com-
prise the remarkable showing.
The Harvard men have fallen away from
their Interpretation of the Cook stroke,
which won for them last year, and have
sub stltuted faster but much less effective
method of Craftsmanship this season. Yale
was again the worthy exponent of the
dogged, rugged. deliberate stroke which has
pulled its representative shell across the
line ahead so many times in so many years.
A criticism of either Yale's blade or body
work is difficult. The crew which won for
the blue is called the most perfectly drilled
which ever represented it.
Barvard's Work Not So Good.
Harvard's Craftsmanship, however, was un-
steady. While the stroke set by Lyman
was followed moderately well, the inboard
work of the Harvard men was of highly
unsatisfactory order, and the inharmonious
action was iarring to even the Impractical
eve at times. An analysis of the stroke of
both crews, submitted this evening BY the
well-known Yale coach and rowing author
Toh bo
following facts:
Yale caught the water and rowed the
first 100 yards at the rate of 371z strokes a
minute, dropping then to Sc, which it held
till the first mile was completed. During
the next mile it rowed uniform stroke of
35. dropping then to "a until the last half
mile, when it finished strong at &c. Har-
ward broke away at 80, which it kept up
for halt mile. It then fell off to 81, in
creasing to So on the first half of the second
mile. 1t then gradually dropped to 33 at
the beginning of the last mile, when it
braced wonderfully, finishing at 80.
All the afternoon, excursion trains brought
loads of people, who were soon transferred
to the big steamers The water was per-
fectly smooth, the air clear and the tide at
the north at the backs of the crews as they
Yale Has the Oh dice Of Course.
All these circumstances were highly
favorable to the lighter and livelier crew of
Yale, and adverse to Harvard's beefer and
stronger oarsmen. It was Yale's year to
choose between the east and west course,
and she selected the former. The sun was
breaking through the clouds at just 5 clock,
when both Yale and Harvard eights brought
their shells down to the landings at their
quarters, and at almost exactly the same
second stepped into them. Contrary to gen.
eral expectation, both crews rowed to their
positions. Harvard was there first, pulling
lazily across the river to their place. Yale
had to row down half mile, aud came to
place with that regular, easy stroke which
has disarmed criticism for the past month.
The observation train made its appear
ance as the referees word was given, and 16
oars dug into the water at 5:17. Harvard's
sprv stroke secured hold first, and the
crimson took the lead For the first 100
yards she kept it, pulling SO stroke, while
and the boat rolled little. while Harvard
got off comparatively smoothly. At 100
yards from the start the Yale prov had shot
past the Haryard's. Yale had found its
form.
Harvard Gets Slightly Ratified.
Harvard quickened its stroke a little,
making desperate fight before relinquish-
ing the lead. In so doing she dropped into
bad form, causing the boat to roll and pro-
gress by perceptible jerks For 30 yards
Harvard gave an extremely poor exhibition.
Both crews at this point settled into the
stroke which has characterized their rowing
in practice all the spring: Harvard With
quick, speedy dash, and Yale with delib-
crate, powerful force, which made gap be-
tween the two shells at every dip At the
first half mile Yale was rowing half q
length in the lead, with both crews ex-
hibiting the finest burst of speed witnessed
during the entire race, except, possibly, at
the finish. Yale continued its effective
spurt, while Harvard fell back little by
little. When the Yale shell passed the
first mile post it was three lengths ahead.
drop down to 35, while Galaudet's oars
81 times a minute.
Yale took matters q trife more easily
from the mile to the mile-and-a-half post,
and the gap between the shells was little
changed. Yale was four lengths ahead at
the two-mile post, which marked the con-
clusion of half the race. Yale was pulling
q trifle more vigorously.
Barvard's Spiasflng and Bad Steering.
The Harvard coxswain was seized with fit
Of crooked steering, which brought his boat
toward the west shore, leaving Yale near
The center of the stream with the full ad-
vantage of breeze and tide. At the two-and-
a-half-mile post Yale had placed fully eight
lengths of clear water between her stern
md the Harvard bow.
The affliction which overlook the Harvard
oarsmen at this particular point of the
race was splashing. For 100 yards they
pulled like freshmen in this respect Yale
pulled steadily, while their shell glided
,ver the river surface with toboggan-like
'moothness. Along by the three-mile flag,
Lyman and Captain Kettoon, Harvards
Nos. 8 and z, swung badly out Of shape. In
heir desperation to urge the boat along at
/ winning pace, each set q different stroke
or the men behind.
1t was procession after the third mile
,ost was passed. The Yale oars dropped
.xact and true, while Harvard Jagged. A
hort distance before the last half-mile post
vas reached they passed between the long
ines of yachts which lined the course,
hence to the finish. A rousing salute was
,iven both crews as they passed each yacht
nd the effect was magical The inspira-
ion was felt in both boats The stroke was
the keels kept more even and
he Craftsmanship of both crews was decidedly
more trim and cleanly cut.
Yale Wins by 15 1-2 Seconds.
At 4S seconds past 5:37 the Yale boat shot
y the finish, with Harvard Is or 16 lengths
o the rear. The Harvard she'll crossed the
inc 15k seconds later Every member of
Tales crew finished fresh, and only one or
wo of Harvard's crew were really ex-
austed.
Every whistle in New London was sub |
ected to full head of steam, and the din |
Tas distracting. Thousands of blue flags |
loated alott, while the losers crimson |