The record-union., 1894-06-29
Her Crews Win Two Boat Races at
New London, Conn.
THE HARVARDS EASILY BEATEN
IN BOTH EVENTS
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New LONDON Conn.,, June 28.-It was
6 O'Clock before the tug Manhassett, with
all available space on board crowded with
newspaper men, started up the river to
see the great contest between the Yale
and Harvard crews. The boats arrived
at the starting point at GIG, waiting for
the racing shells to put in au appearance
The water was not quite smooth, but the
surface was unbroken, even by wind
flaw.
1t was 6:34 when the Harverd boat
started for the fleet. Yale reached the
starting point moment later, and the
two boats were quickly in place, side by
side, ready for the word. 1t came, and
both sets of oars struck the water together.
Harvard started in with fast stroke,
forty to the minute, hoping to break
Yale's heart in the first mile. Yale re-
sponded gamely with thirty light strokes.
and kept right abreast of Harvard. Fora
furlong perhaps the boats rowed nip and
tuck, till the long, stronger stroke OF the
sons OF Old Eli began to tell, and Yale
drew away. At the half-mile she was
already five seconds ahead, a full boats
length, and her lead steadily grew. The
Harvard's stroke had dropped to thirty
six, while Yale kept on at the thirty eight
rate, at which she started. she passed the
mile and half nineteen seconds ahead OF
Harvard. The crews here began to re-
duce their stroke, Yale dropping to thirty
six and Harvard to thirty-tour. But
while Yale's strokes were deep and
smooth, Harvard's work was ragged.
After the first half mile Harvard's
men were never in it. Had they been
perfect oarsmen, however, they would
still have lost the race by their steering.
From the mile flag on the Harvard boat
ran across the stream most eXtraOr-
dinarily, and finally struck two miles
from the flagstaff. Yale crossed the line
in 26:47, almost minute In advance,
Harvard's time being 24:40.
Official time by miles: Mile, Yale sos,
Harvard 6:07: two miles, Yale 1l:4,
Harvard 1920; three miles, Yale 17:47,
Harvard 1885; four miles, Yale 23:47,
Harvard 24:40.
YALE WINS THE TRIANGULAR RACE.
NEW LONDON Comm, June 2S.-The
triangular race between Yale, Harvard
and Columbia was rowed at 1870 this
morning, and resulted in a triumph for
Yale, Columbia second, Harvard last.
While it had been agreed that Yale
should nave the center of the course,
with Harvard on the west and Columbia
on the east, the boys got confused in TAX
with Harvard in the center, Yale to the
east and Columbia to the west. The
boats carried no flags or distinguishing
color, and their changes of position
caused confusion to the spectators, nearly
every one believing Columbia had won.
Yale took the water first, almost with
out splash, while Columbia and Har-
ward simultaneously started on their
two-mile course up the river, each doing
considerable air and water tanning on
the first two strokes. By the time the
half-mile flag was reached Harvard was
fully length and half astern of Yale,
and the Columbia oarsmen had passed
Yale one-half a length. In this manner
they rowed for the next quarter, when
Yale took trifle faster stroke. At the
mile Yale and Columbia were having as
pretty race as could be witnessed. AT
the mile and a half Yale was in the lead,
and from that time to the finish the CO.
lumbias knew that they were beaten, but
still fought gamely. Harvard was out of
the race from the start. Yale won by
two lengths.
The winners time was Ills. Columbia
1l:27.