New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-01
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YALE WINS ON THE THAMES.
HARVARD BEATEN IN THE CLOSEST
VARSITY RACE ROwED IN YEARS


FORM OF THE MEN FROM NEw-H,vEN-
GREAT DAY FOR BOB" COOK
THE ATTENDANCE ONLY FAIR.
New-London June 30 tSpeciaD Yale defeated
Harvard in four-mile race on the Thames here
to-day by four boat lengths Emphasis is placed
on the words four-mile' and race" II was
a race and it four-miIe race. 1t was the
first real four-mie race which the two Varsity
teams have rowed in years. ffarvard's colors
were lowered but they were not trailed in the
water. The sting OF defeat was lessened by the
knowledge that her eight rowed magnifcently
plucky race. The Yale men merely put more
units Of power into their oars and won There
was a strong head wind and the time, % min
utes and l-2 seconds, was slow. Not since
1855 have the four miles been covered at 40
Indifferent pace in Yale-lIarvard Varsity
boat race.
II superb race, well worthy the crowd
OF thousands who saw it and chcered their favor
ties to victory and defeat. Atmospheric con-
ditions, barring the southwest breeze which
swept up the Thames and roughened its surface,
were all that the heart could desire. The air
was clear and clouds graciousy tempered the
heat of the sun.
All these points We're noted before the time
set for the race to begin. But once the crews
came In sight, everything else was forgot
ten Then the young undergrads' and the old
grads and the female relatives would have
had to think thrice before they could tell you
whether it showing haling or the day
was fair. Their horizon stretched no further
than the two long, polished, slender shells
which were cutting paths for the big New-LOn-
don drawbridge.
THE WORD co" GIVEN.
The race was begun after IL o'clock and
the course was down stream. This made the
starting point a little cove on the west bank
OF the river Harvard had the outer courne,
Yale the inner. There uneasy straning
of 10000 eyes as the boats moved back
and forth few feet and finally inches, until
they should be on absolutely even terms. The
monosyIlable Co comes from the referees lips,
and sixteen long, cleaning oars catch the green
water of the river and sixteen brown. broad,
brawny backs are thrown back Harvard shows
I'D with few inches of advantage, but the two
boats soon seem, to those at little distance
away, nose and nose There is hurried count
ing Of the strokes. Harvard's pace is forty
minute Yale's thirty-nne, but Yae's thirty-nine
have all the propulsivo force Of her rivals forty.
Soon it is clear that the men from Cambridge
are Just little in the lead. Yale is perceptibly
more deliberate, and few minutes lind Burgess,
Harvards bow oar nearly up TO the Prov OF the
other boat At the haf-me each crew has
dropped its stroke two points, and Yale Is Just
q second. nearly the third OF a boats length
behind Then Yale is content with giving thirty.
five mighty sweeps minute, and Harvard, ~
keeping at the thirty-eight pace, passes the red
and blue flag marking the mile post minute
and q half ahead OF Yale.
| But there are still three long, terrible miles
| between the boats and the finish flag, just above
| the bridge so the two strokes ease up little.
| Harvard drops to thirty-six a minute, and hef
men lose ground The Yale boat creeps up several
| inches every stroke. It's bow steals up until
| oppostc that of the rival craft. Then It f6fges
ahead and ahead, and in front it remains unth
the end of all The Yale stroke drops to thirty
six, to thirty-fve. to thirty-four, and at that
| IL holds until the final spurt
YALE GETS THE LEAD.
At the blue and white flag marking the mile
| and a half stake the Yale shells rudder Is only
trihe behind the front Of the Harvard boat.
Another half-miIe passed and there is clear water
between the craft. First there are only lew
| feet of it, but the space widens and wldens. IL
grows 70 yards and boat lengths finally. Harvard
manfully keeps up her thirty six strokes minute,
|
and the roar of cannon the boats speed on. and
| Yale wins by l3 l-2 seconds. tour 4ood ooae
lengths
The first thought this morning OF those who
were going 10 see the greatest Of American inter-
! collegiate water contests was of the weather ana
wind Ten minutes Of IL O'Clock was the time
set for the start, but proviso had been made that
| in case of a rixer too rough for rowing post
ponement would be had until o 30 o'clock. The
| sentiment among Ncw-I.ondoners last night was
distinctly in favor of race in the late afternoon
| Navhan the additional dollars which would flow
into the cash drawers OF the shop and hotel keep
| crs had something TO do with this. AT any rate
old whaling "capns" shook their heads dublousy
| last night in talking about the weather. -ror
| several mornings, said they. WIND blowing
straight up the Thames had kicked up devil
Of a sea- and by all signs and representations
| this same wind ought to make its visitation to
day.
AZ breakfast time glance at the river gave tho
lic 10 all these forebodngs. The surface Of the
water was hardly more than rlfled. But tho
wind was aying its course directly up stream, and
was freshening up steadily. The rifles grew to
little waves. and then TO bigger ones. Msgvnys
| arose "a TO whether the race would be rowod at
the appointed hour, for the wind sweeping b.
| tween the high shores, was causing bad sea-
GATHERING OF THE SPECTATORS.
II was decided. however by the college grad
uates in charge of the arrangements that the river
WAS not rough enough to prevent the contest
| Rv 10 o'clock a dozen big excursion steamers
| wore footing their whistles at the wharves TO BID
| late comers 10 hasten. TwO-hirds of the feet e'
yachts anchored in the harbor last night had bee
moved above the bridge and IL formed two brigh
masses OF color along the last half mile cf the
course. Rows of Rass were strung from bowsprit
10 topmast head and then to main boom. Most Of
the craft displayed blue or red, some Of them bct
/ and lonsr sfT a hum