New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-29
YALE FRESHMEN WIN.
THE TRIANGULAR BOAT RACE ON The
THAMES.

HARVARD GETS SECOND PLANE AM
rHrRp-rHE Two.MILE COURSE COVERED
nv THE NEw-HAvEN CREW IN 1923
tnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
x-Ioraon lime os-The annual Naie-i iarVarn-
roumb,o two-mile freshmen race was "o" u, i
th,s afternoon In 10 %. Inc UNIV " 80
.,n.ctat,on and prediction we're verh'N' Inv wv"
vaere FORTY minutes late In ge'.'s ',o P'
-, ,,e delay was profitable, as the conditions were
ou' ~ -, Tho time that an interested crowd on
~. "a oNoot were Tuning over the invariably
80, .,,.n. ., .r.ws and officials. The three crews
- Nm An line in the water Immediately east Oh
~. c.ntre pier Of the Thames River prnse' q"'e
c,oss together TO insure as nearly equai Cohui''on
.s :, was possible to obtain. The water WIS nearly
..nooth With Just ripple enough. under the influence
Of gentle southerly oree1e' 10 oe'oA'' 'e "''N "f
IT, swells along.
Harvard made q false start, being on the OUTSIDE
lin. ana too far TO catch the referees word ac
,,-aselv Not more than two strokes were taken De-
sore the strokes bow went up ana the Harvard Doa'
was back In position. AT the word go the three
shells leaped away, Columbia with her quick, nerv-
Gus stroke cawing up to fortysix or forye'sht lot
the nrst few seconds forging triHe In advance, but
Yale rowing along easily and steadily, with her SUI
perior "beef" telling at every stroke, soon oeaeu
herself from her company and apparently hao "alA
AWAY from Columbia and Harvard that ended at the
twomile nag up at least six boat lengths
The race was without feature. II being matter OF
weight superior snll and muscular power, free from
any ether controlling conditions and liable 10 cnange
only from accident. Yale's lead at the
FIRST half mile robbed the Of any doubt ABOUT
The result but Harvard and Columbia passed so
nearly together that the light blue might have been
excused for the indulgence OF hope that secohu
nlsce WAS possible for them. Any such hope was
dspeled at the mile. when Harvard had surely taken
her place the with not much to expect or 1852
Columbia kept pegging away at stroke OF H. ana
rowed as she has ever rowed on the Thames course
with the determination and courage that adorls
losing race She stcered badly at two or three
po,nts on the why, broke at No. well up
IN. course and as might have been expected from
such light WASTED lot OF youngsters. the eight &C.
casonally got out Of rhythm, but shook themselves
together again and struck the pace which they Kept
10 the finish Neither Yale nor Haryard was at all all
up stream and going out OF sight while fa ir t
slowed about and came . ENer w lba and pointing her
nose for home started of rowing at clean even
stroke as though at practice, ~. ,.nor,, ,,,,d WAS
very apparent the crews ranged In line ana LOOK
OF their sweaters The Yale freshmen might , ea aro
Their looks and performance, and. indeed they are
no mean ANTAGONISTS for the Yale Varsity crew: a.
they nave ABOUT f0 right On an around little sluggish in
movement and better equipped for freshmen race
he Of kin with the other crews. and relied upon
ier spirit OF which they had plenty -,
me 1s ver s"U With the dark blue and crimson cOors
predninatng The positions OF the crews We're ,dd a.
folows: Columbia In the east Yale In the miodie
n1 The ocai time for the halfmles is as follows
TALES first half. PAS first mile 10. mile ana hl
halt 7so two miles lies. 40 Od 20 hall 5s two miles
fOl7 Columbias first half :23; mile, ZIG; mile
and half, so; two miles, III o2.