Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-28
YALE WON THE FRESHMAN RACE


i New London Juno 27.-Harvard's fresh
! men eigh'-oarcd crew. confident OF victory
! were defeated to-day by Yale. while Column
. hia was third i'm the annual triangular
/ race over two miles VI Thames water
/ Coach Watson ot Harvard. Is said recent
I ly 20 have stated that II his freshmen did
. not win this year there was little hope for
/ hts varsity eight which rows Yale to-
morrow BE that q It may, MIR watson,
/ after the race to-day. was a severely disap-
! pointed man Bob Cook,v'ho coached Yale.
/ anu VINO mas grown used to feeling Wen
after London boating events, was sercnelN
romiuriabio though possibly somewhat
/ surprised aftor the event OF to-day.
\ fair southwest breeze was blowing up
/ tn" course over an incoming tide, heavy
/ clouds shaded the water. the attending
[ things united to favor good racing and
comfortable observation. just above the
railway bridge. whence the crews were to
row two miles ny the river with the tide,
was anchored a huEe float. Iale's launch.
! Miih the freshmen aboard and towing
I thelr shell, was first 20 steam down from
I their quarters aud anchor alongside the
float. The shell was brought to the other
side and The mon depesiled thems elves IN
bridge.
Ildryard's little launch. with Coach Wat
SON ana the Harvard crew aboard next
drew TO the float and entered their shell.
pulling down below the starting line, SO
that columbia might range up to the float
and hoard their shell. which they did about
1925. An three crews then pad1lcl about
. below the line until the referees whistle
summoned them to the stake boats which
lay with their sterns on the starting line,
just above the bridge. Referee Guy Rich
ards lined UP the crews while Veteran AIDE"
lo:35 o'clock thu word was given Harvard
ltst caught the water Columhia's oars
flashed next, while Yale In the middle
course was saggiuE back. Harvard, on the
Gruton slide, and Columbia. on the New
London side. pulled each a half length
ahead within six strokes. This order was
brief. however
Harvard after her short starting stroke.
rowing with forty etraltas to fbS ,,i,,,iie
This told IN feet and inches Of differ
gnee between the crimson and the blue,
hauling ana leading Columbia bv an equal
distance at the quarter. As yet there was
PA grey ragged as she neared the first
hali mile nag and tt became thus early
At the first half the time tells the story.
Harvard went over the line In 2.lS Yale
half a length behind. swinging steadily at
thirty-eight strokes to the minute, In 2:2o
while there was then clear water between
Yale and Columbia. who rowed gamely
though ragged. nearly two lengths behind
Entering thc second half OF the FIRST
mile. Columba's howsman caught crab
lock. Thence onward the bow was a load
N the h2ht L. was scarcely able to pull
Nale's boat. No. was losing his first
wint; and. No. IN Harvari's she'll was
bucking his oar. The crimson crew was
form Yale though distressed. was pill
Ing along gamclv at thlrty-four strokes to
the minute, as the shells passed tho first
by one.third of q length and hor time at
the mile was 4:5N bnc-quarter of a Sec
uni later came the crimson, while Colum-
hla trailed over three clear boat lengths
n The rear IN ~. Thence the race was
fal"S' though ny an exceedingly slender
margin The margin grew however. from
ne hrSt mile Tag, No . i'm Nalos boat