The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 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 winning Boat and
Five Lengths Behind Harvard---A Pretty
Contest for Second Place.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 2o.-For the
third consecutive time the Yale freshmen
yesterday won the annual triangular boat
race on the Thames by defeating Harvard
by eight and Columbia thirteen lengths.
The only respect in which the result of
this years race differs from its two imme-
diate predecessors Is that Columbia fin
shed poor third, while she has been able
10 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 a possibly
careless coxswain along the east side
At 543 Referee Brooks gave the signal
and twenty-four oars dropped into the
Thames Columbias 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
lessly.
Columbia's lead was, however, destined
to prove short Ii ID. A hundred yards
from the start Columbia and Yale were
tied and Harvard n few feet behind.
Columbia and Harvard's company proved
too slow for Yale at this iuncture 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-
ward Varsity eight was slowly riding up
the course in the steam yacht Cora A
volley of Harvard cheers from the Var.
sity oarsmen inspired the freshmen, and
new life seemed infused into the red boat,
The gap between the two rear boats closed
up like a fash, and the race to escape a
tailender's disgrace became fierce.
Yale was five lengths ahead at the mile
post, and Harvard had worked out a lead
Of length. Here Harvard settled down
to a mile of the prettiest, though far from
the most effective, Craftsmanship ever ex-
hibited by freshman eight on the Thames,
Yale's lead was constantly increasing over
both her rivals, and Harvard was also
continually drawing away from Columbia.
At the mile and a half Harvard had two
lengths lead over the Columbia crew
while Yale was swinging away with g
rithmetic and aggravatingly 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
thirteen lengths ahead of Columbia, the
rear boat, and Harvard five lengths before
Columbia and eight behind Yale
Harvard finished in excellent form, send
ing the shell along at a sharp and ever
rate Columbia died game, rowing ovei
the line in better form than characterized
the Craftsmanship of the boat during most
of the race
That the record was not broken is due tC
the strong wind, which, though following
the oarsmen, kept the sea choppy anC
made the feat impossible. Yale seemed tC
be rowing under instructions not to try fol
the record, judging from her careful work
on the last mile.
The official time of the winning boat wa'
1923; Harvard 10.47; Columbia, 11.02