The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-02
WON BY YALE.
With Columbia Second and
Harvard Third.
The Race Ia Rowed During the Downpour Of
Heavy Rain-ihe Wind Heavy
Though Favorable.


Cooked hat" boat race two miles straight
away, between the Freshmen elghts of
Yale, Harvard and Columbia, was rowed
here today Ut tiood-tide and within the cur
rent, starting at 11:l5. The conditions of
the wind and tide were perfect. though
the rain came down quite heavily.
While the crews were on the way to the
starting point, breeze started up making
the water somewhat rough before the
start. Harvard won the toss. and chose
the middle course. Yale selected the west
and Columbia was given the east.
Before the y ord was given for the start
the rain began to pour down and strong
northwest head wind began to blow. At
the pistol shot Columbia caught the water
first, though Yale's powerful stroke gave
the crew lead at once. All rowed a fast
stroke. thirty-nine to forty one to the min
ute, for the first quarter mile. AT the end
of that distance they were well punched,
Yale leading by few yards, Columbia and
Harvard very close together.
Yale dropped the stroke to thirty-eight
with Harvard and Columbia rowing forty.
Nevertheless Yale glanced ssevery stroke.
She was two lengths ahead at the END of
the three-quarters OF mile. At the end
Of the mile Yale qsickeued the stroke to
forty and Columbia Logan to show j5rky
work. At the beginning of the last half
mile the fast WORK began 20 tell on oil the
oarsmen. Columbia steered wildly but in
spite of that maintained the lead over
Harvard. Yale held the lead TO the finish
rowing steady thirty-six to thirty, eight,
and finished eight lengths ahead of Column
bia, which was two and ns-half before
Harvard. Time: Yale, 1903; Column
bia, 1920; Harvard, 12:2S.
YALE AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
NEW LONDON, July This has been
Yale week with Yale finish Tuesday,
baseball victory over Harvard, this morn
ing the Yale freshmen's conquest of Har-
ward 92 in the animal two-mile row on the
Thames, and to foot the glorious finish on
the seasons aggregation of Yale's athletic
achievements is the record of the Yale
varsity eight on turning the tables on the
Harvard crew this afternoon. Criticism
of either Yale's blade or body work is diff
cult The crew is called the most perfectly
drilled which ever represented IL. The
Harvard Craftsmanship. however, was I'M
steady, while the stroke followed mode
rately we'll In board work the Harvard
men were highly unsatisfactory,
ALI the afternoon excursion trains
| brought loads of people, who were trans
ferred to the big passenger steamers. The
water was perfectly smooth, good breeze
blowing at the back of the crews as they
rowed down the stream with the tide. All
circumstances favored Yale and were
adverse to Harvard. Yale chose the east
course, and at just 5 o'clock both crews
entered their shells and took positions at
l5:17. The boats got off. Harvard leading
with 39-stroke, Yale about 3S. A hun-
dred and fifty yards from the start Yale
found form aud the Prov shot past Hsr
ward. Harvard auickened their stroke,
making fight before relinguishing the
| lead. In doing so she dropped in bad form,
causing the boat to roll. Both crews then
settled down to stroke, Harvard with a
quick, speedy dash, and Yale with a deib-
crate, powerful force, which made q
different distance between the two shells
at every dip.
At the half mile Yale was half q length
| in the lead, with both crews squirting
| finely. At the mile Yale was three lengths
ahead, Harvard rowing thirty live, Yale
| thirty-seven, and between the mile aud
mile and half Yale took matters more
easily and the positions were unchanged
At the two mile post Yale YVES four
Aengths ahead and pulling more vigorously.
l Harvard was further handicapped by bad
and half post Y ale was fully eight lengths
ahead, Harvard splashing badly, the crew
having gone to pieces. After the third mile
il was procession. Yale working with
methodical precision, with Harvard ragged
AS the boat passed between the long Iine
of yachts which enclosed the finish, rous-
ing salute was given both crews, and the
effect was magical. The stroke quicsened
and the Craftsmanship of both crews was de
cidedly more trim.
! The Yale boat shot by the finish with
/ Harvard fifteen or sixteen lengths in the
rear.
Harvard's shell crossed the lima 5515 sec
ouds later Every whistle in New Londor
was let loose and the din was disirac.ing
! Thousands of blue flags fioated aloft, while
the crimson dropped or kept modesily out
of sight. The official time of the foul
miles was, Yale 20 AS; Harvard 81 :42t4.
Early. in the day Harvard men wanted
| odds of sl00 to so.