Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-06
WON BY THE BLUE.
Yale Freshmen Defeat Harvard and CO.
lumbla in the Annual Race.


New LONDON, Conn, June 2S.-For the
third consecutive time the Yale fresh ms
to-day won the annual triangular boat
race on the Thames by defeating Harvard by
eight and Columbia 10 lengths in tho time
of 90.
The only respect in which the result of
this years. race differs from its two imme-
diste predecessors is that Columbia finished
poor third to day while she has been bile
to defeat Harvard heretofore
There was little betting here, oil that was
put was on the relative position of Harvard
and Colum bia a the finish. The race was
scheduled to be rowed two miles up stream
Yale luck gave the boat with the llue
tipped oars the best course, the central one
Harvard chose the west route, and Column
bia was left to run the chances of being run
into tho eel grass by possibly careless cox
vain along the east side. At 5:43 Referee
Brooks gave the signal. Columbus start
was suspicious, her boat shot ahead like n
dart, while Yale got away slowly but in fine
shape, and Harvard spl ashed and foundered
almlessly.
hundred yards from the start Column
bia and Yale were tied and Harvard merely
faw feet behind. Columbia and Harvard s
company proved too slow for Noe at this
juncture of the contest, aud the blue oars
began digging into the water for lead,
which increased with overy yard that was
traveraed to the goal by the naval station.
As the halt-mle flags we're passed Yale had
secured what ia, under ordinary circum-
stances, q winning lead-three lengths.
Columbia was atill dipping fast, but un-
even stroke aud keeping Il scanty lead over
the crimson. Even at this point the race
resolved Itself into a fight for second place
Just above tho hcf mile flag volley OF
Harvard cheers from the varsity oarsmen
inspired the freshmen and the gap between
the two rear boats closed up like e flash and
tho raco to escape tai-ender's disgrace
became fierce. Yale was five leng this ahead
at tho mile post and Harvard had worked
out lead of d length.
Here Harvard settled down to a mile OF
the prettiest, though far from the most eff
fectiye Craftsmanship ever exhibited by a
freshman eight, on the Thames. Eale's lead
was constantly increasing over both her
rivals and Harvard was also continually
drawing away from Columbia. AT the
mile aud half Harvard had two lengths
lead over the Columbia crew while Yale
was six lengths in the lead. Half mile
from the finish ths race was decided.
In the Columbia Loaf Sturgs No. T.
caught crab, lost his balance, as well as
his oar, twisted his feet loose from the
stretchers and fell Off his seat back into the
lap OF Carter, No. G.. The latter showed
Sturgiss back and luckily only d moment
airy confusion resulted. At the finish Yale
rowed slowly, with no apparent designs on
record breaking.
Harvard finished in excellent from send
ing the shell along at sharp and even rate.
Columbia died game rowing over the line
ferocously and in bettsr form than charac-
terized the Craftsmanship of the boat during
most Of the race. Sturgis, No. Z, and Rice,
No. Of Columbia, were somewhat exhaust
ed by their work end collapsed al the finish,
but recovered as soon as taken aboard the
Columbia launch. Yale's first half mile is
one of the fastest ever rowed OIL the Thames