The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-29
YALE FRESHMEN WIN.
The Triangular College Race at
New London
HARvARD's GREW GAME IN SECOND.
The Columbia Crew Finishes Thirteen
Lengths Behind the yinning Boat and
Five Lengths Behind Harvard-A Pretty
Contest for Second Place.

Contest for Second Place.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 29.-For the
third consecutive time the Yale freshmen
yesterday won the annual triangular boat
race on the Thames by defeating Harvard
~ eight and Columbia thirteen lengths.
The only respect in which the result OF
this years race differs from It's two imme-
dtate predecessors Is that Columbia fin
ished poor third, while she has been able
TO defeat Harvard heretofore.
Yale luck gave the boat with the blue
tipped ears the best course, the central
one. Harvard chose the west route, and
Columbia was left to run the chances Of
being run into the eel grass by possibly
careless coxswain along the east side.
At 5:43 Referee Brooks gave the signal
and twenty-four oars dropped into the
Thames. Columbia's start was auspicious
Her boat shot ahead like a dart, while
Yale got away slowly, but In fine shape,
and Harvard splashed and foundered aim
1essly.
Columbia's lead was, however, destined
to prove short lived. A hundred yards
from the start Columbia and Yale We're
tied, and Harvard few feet behind.
Columbia and Harvard's company proved
TOO slow FOR Yale at this juncture of the
contest and the blue oars began digging
Into the water for a lead, which increased
with every yard that was traversed to the
goal by the naval station.
Just above the half mile flag the Har-
yard Varsity eight YVES slowly riding up
the course in the steam yacht Cora. A
volley Of Harvard cheers from the War
nifty oarsmen inspired the freshmen, and
new life seemed infused into the red boat
The gap between the two rear boats closed
aaeh -
tAflender's disgrace became fierce.
Yale was fiveJengths ahead at the mile
post, and Harvard had worked out lead
Of length. Here Harvard settled down
to mile Of the prettiest, though far from
the most effective, Craftsmanship ever ex-
hfbfted by a freshman eight OH the Thames
fale's lead was constantly increasing over
both her rivals, and Harvard was also
continually drawing away from Columbia.
Al the mile and half Harvard had two
lengths lead Noyer the Columbia crew,
while Yale was swinging away with a
rithmetic and aggrayatinyly easy looking
stroke, six lengths In the lead.
Half mile from the finish the race was
decided. Yale and Harvard rowed with
the assurance of victors, strong and steady.
The three crossed the finish with Yale
ttirteen lengths ahead of Columbia, the
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Columbia and eight behind Yale
Harvard finished in excellent form, send
Ing the shell along at sharp and even
rate. Columbia died game, rowing over
the line in better form than characterized
the Craftsmanship of the boat during most
Of She race.
That the record was not broken is due to
Che strong wind, which, though following
tho oarsmen, kept the sea choppy and
made the feat impossible. Yale seemed to
be rowing under instructions not TO try for
thc record, judging from her careful work
ON the last mile
The official time Of the winning boat was
fe:s3; Harvard, 10 Al; Columbia, 11.02