Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-02
YALE rs STRICTLY In 1T.
THREE GREAT ATHLETIC VICTORIES
IN ONE WEEK.
A. Triumph Over Harvard on the Dia-
mond and the Rivsr-The Var
sity Eight and Cooked
Hat Races,

New LONDON. July 1.-This has been
Yale week with Yale finish. Tues
day Yale won baseball victory from
Harvard this morning the Yale fresh
men made conquest over the Harvard
'95's in the annual two-mile row on the
Thames, aud to foot the glorious finish
of the seasons aggregation of Yale's
athletic achievements, is the record of
the Yale's varsity eight in turning the
tables on the Harvard crew this after
noon. Criticism either of Yale's blade
or body work is difficult. The crew is
called the most perfectly drilled which
ever represented it. The Harvard oars
manship, however, was unsteady while
the stroke followed moderately well, the
inboard work of the Harvard men was
highly unsatisfactory.
All afternoon excursion trains brought
loads of people, who were soon 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 the circumstances favored Yale
and adverse to Harvard. Yale chose
the east course. At SLY the boats got
off, Harvard leading with thirty-nine
stroke, Yale about thirty-eight. One
hundred and fifty yards from the start
Yale found her form and her prov shot
past Harvard. Harvard quickened her
stroke, making a fight before relin-
gushing the lead. In doing so she
dropped into bad form, causing the boat
to roll. Both crews then settled down
to a steady stroke, Harvard with a
quick, speedy dash, and Yale with de-
liberate, powerful force.
At the half mile Yale was length in
the lead, with both crews squirting. At
the mile Yale was three lengths ahead,
Harvard rowing thirty-five, Yale thirty
seven. Between the mile and the half
Yale took matters more easily and the
positions were unchanged At the two
mile post Yale was four lengths ahead
and pulling more vigorously. Harvard
was further handicapped by bad steer
ing at this point. and at the 21s-mile
post Yale was fully eight lengths ahead.
Harvard was splashing badly, the crew
having gone to pieces. After the third
milepost it was procession, Yale work.
ing with mechanical precision, with
Harvard ragged.
AS the boats passed between the long
line of yachts which enclosed the finish,
a rousing salute was given both crews
and the effect was magical. The strokes
quickened and the oarsmanehip of both
crews was decidedly more trim. At
5 :37 :48 the Yale boat shot by the finish
with Harvard fifteen or sixteen lengths
in the rear.
The Harvard's shell crossed the line
551a seconds later. Every whistle in
New London let loose and the din was
distracting. Thousands Of blue flags
floated aloft, while the crimson dropped
or kept modestly out Of sight.
The official time for the four miles
was: Yale, 20:48; Harvard, 2l :421$.
Early in the day the Harvard men
wanted odds of 500 to $40. but the last
bets were made at 500 to s75.
THE COOKED HAT RACE.
The "cocked hat" boat race, two
miles straight away, between the Fresh
men eights of Yale, Harvard and Co
lumbia, was rowed here today at flood
tide and with the current, starting at
11:15. The conditions of the wind and
tide were almost perfect, although rain
came down quite heavily while the
crews were on their way to the starting
point and breeze started up, making
the water somewhat rough before the
start.
Harvard won the toss, and chose the
middle course. Yale selected the west.