The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-29
ArrfMrr Al cnIuyAL ASSAULT.
Harvard Has Repetition OF Her rai
BAD Luck.

"a
Bai Luck.
NEW LONDON. June -S.-Aale won thc
boat race today.
Yale took the lead az the start ana led
all the time Harvard tried 10 squirt
three times. but in vain. The time by
miles D. as follows.
Yale. 5.oi, Harvard 5.N.
Two miles-lale. i0.2. Harvard 1899.
Three miles VA O.. l5.59; Harvard, l'.-l.
Fourth mile-Yalc. 1880. Harvard. $50.
Yates stroke throughout was 30. har-
wards was unsteady, varying from 81
TO 80.
Haryarls steering was pitianle, ana re-
suited in a narrow escape from one col
i!sion with steamer. ana of another
square crash with a fowboat housn
water on the thirl mile prevented AN
approach 20 record time.
The race completed "a clean sweep Tor
Yale in the past college year, the lo'l-
bah. baseball, track athletics, ANA ere"
championships Tor lsj' now standing 10
her credit.
ro-div's event closed a years expert
meut with Harvard With the Inaugural
tiol of the system ~ pfaciicaly pro-
fess.onal coaching az ~tmbriNse, ntN
aquatic era was thought 20 he iuauEuraiet
for the Crims0ns. To-day the results oi
C0ach-W atsOn work was iO De pui I"
the test. but the trial was NOT iA-f one.
lIAiNuIN Hats 80 AAf'fNt'NtNAf tt''f'
plea "of hard luck. that repetition ol
the plant az present ems useless, our
foo Justice to- the crimson the mantle oi
charity is beer legitimate due.
just after the three and haf mile
post was passed the Harvard shell came
sQuaroiy ON the swash OF the slnalf
steamer Isabel, which recklessly set nor
paddle wheels IN motion 10 draw ASIDE.
Harvard lodged the steamer, but was
tossed around hoplessy In the swasi
for several seconds. The Harvard intN
had barely cleared the finish when l.
second accident happened. row boat
had ventured out into the channel ana
the Harvard coxswain failed TO avoid II.
The bow just missed the row boat. but
the two boats clashed. and the Harvard
shell eXtricated itself and escaped.
RECORD RroxFS.
\ single record was broken to-day-the
fWO-mlle distance In four competition.
The champion - crew OF captain steven
son covered the distance In lV:i' To-
day Captain Armstrong men made u
i'm 1921.
athletic hcroism. HHel the crews struck
heavy water on the last NIB ana hall
Lancf0rd. lale's stroke, spfang his oar,
and in "A struggle 10 replace u wrenchel
his right arm and shoulder severely lie
pulled the race faultessly and when the
order came 10 cease rowihs cramps io.-
hled his arm up u his tCdy lie 6OIli
not use the member til DR. Hartweil
and Captain Armstrong had worked over
him for quarter of an hour. lie must
have suffered intense pain during the last
mile
The day was attended with ali the
usual picturesque incidents. Tho crowd,
which remained small throughout the
morning. owing 20 brisk shower, TO-
mcntod 10 Imposing proportions between
noon and o'clock. and there IS no room
TO doubt the claim OF New LouiOncrs
that 1900 people witnessed the race.
Half that number were visitors.
@HE DETAILS.
The start was set FOR i.ij. The shells
irifted slowly into place. and at f.H with
out a sign OF a false start or delay,
Referee kive's voice gave the decisive
word and the needlc-like shells GOT out
from under the leaf bank into the open
channel. Such a pretty start was never
seen here. Except Tor LangfOrd's eccen-
tricites there was no splashing IN either
boat. and I'm spite OF IL. the Yale shell
spun steadily 10 first place. Yale swung
into symmetrical form al once. and pull
ed one OF the fastest half miles ever row.
ed BY varsity crew in a fOur-mile race
here
The Harvard men struck the rowhoat
mentioned. but pulled away and were
soon taken aboard their launch To-day :
race marks the conclusion OF the I'VE
years Yale-Harvard agreement, ana
much doubt exists regarding a renewal or
the contract. in view Of the cordiality on
the athletic relations al present existing
between Harvard and Cornell.