Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-29
YlLE'S GREAT DAY.
Sons of Eli Capture The
Two Races.
C0LUMBIA'S GOOD SHOWING
The Boys From Harvard Were Behind
From the Start TO the Finish.

NV LONDON, Conn. June 29.-ons Of
the most decisive victories which the blue
has ever won on the Thames was that be-
tween the varsity sightA Harvard. hop
ing against hope, beaten before they
rowsd q stroke. ended their fourmils pull
amid the sympathetic plaudits Of q
splendid army Of Harvard girls. who have
come IN vain for three years 10 New Lon.
don to see the crimson boat sweep over
the line Ia front Of the athletes from New
Haven.
IL WAS six O'Clock when the tug Man
hsnset. with every available space on
board crowded by newspaper men, started
up the river 20 View the beginning Of the
great contest, and TO follow the raoing
boats until they mad passed the finish
line With her went the United States
revenue cutter Dexter and the tug
America
The boats arrived at the starting point
st eil5. and lay tbsre waiting for the rao-
ing shells 70 put ia al sppeafance.
The sun had sank beneath the level Of
the clouds and threw strong line Of
binding light across the river. The water
was not quite smooth, but its surface was
unbroken. even by wind Aaw.
At oi8 the Yale boat shot out from its
boathouse. a half mile above the starting
point. and began 10 GROSS the stream.
Immediately afterward thy Harvard men
picked up their shell and placed IL ia the
water, but they were slow Ia getting
into IL Yale had crossed clean over TO
Gales Ferry, opposite her boathouse. and
then came down with the current She
reached the starting point only moment
after Harvard, and the two boats were
quickly IN place. side by side. ready for
the word.
The start
When IL came both sets of oars struck
the water together, aud the boats darted
forward. As had been expected, Harvard
started In with q fast stroke, 40 TO the
minute. hoping to break YAle's heart In
the first mile
Yale responded gamely with ~ strokes,
and kept right abreast Of Harvard. For
3 furlong, perhaps. the boats rowed nip
and tuck, then the longer, stronger
stroke of the sous OF old Eli began to tell,
aud Yale drew away from the straining
Harvardites At the half-mile she was
already five seconds ahead, full boats
length, and her lead steadily grew.
At the mile Harvard's stroke had
dIOppcu W WHO hllll hopl On dl
the 80 rate, with which she started. There
seemed to be no doubt that 1t was Ysle's
race Her lead grew steadily; she passed
the mile and half ~ seconds ahead OF
Harvard.
Both crews here began to reduce their
stroke, Yale dropping TO 80 and Harvard
to D. But while Yale's strokes were deep
and strong, aud each Joined on the pre-
IN hA.
smoothly aud steadily through the water.
Harvard's work was ragged. At each
stroke the Harvard boat would jump for
ward with a perceptible jerk, which
would DO repeated when the next stroke
came.
After the first half Harvard's men we're
never la perfect stroke. They all feathered
we'll, but their work In the boat was very
bad. II they had been perfect oarsmen.
however they would still have lost the
race for their steering. From the mile
Tag on the Harvard boat zigzaggsd across
the stream In the most extraordinary
manner.
Struck q snaG.
As the two boats approached the 2 l-2
mile flag. Yale was 20 seconds In the lead.
The Harvard boat went nearer aud
nearer the staff, and from the watchers
on the press and judges boat went up
sort Of murmur "Coxswsin Day Is going
TO hitP Hit IL he did, the star board oars
catching the flagstaff three feet from
their ends, aRd knocking It back and
forth In the water
The sudden shock nearly threw the
Harvard men from their seats, aud for a
moment It looked as II their part IN the