The record-union., 1895-06-28
Her Freshman Crew Defeats Those
of Harvard and Columbia.
ONE OF THE CLOSEST RACES EVER
ROWED AT NEW LONDON.
The Corbett- -Fitzsfmmons Glove Fight
Declared to Certainly Take Place
In Texas, in Spite of Opposition OF
the Ministers - Racing Events on
Eastern and Western Tracks.

NEW LONDON, June IT, ale 20 Won
the triangular ale-Harvard- Colum bla
freshmen race this morning by less than
one length, Harvard finishing close Sec
ond and Columbia a weak third. Colum-
bia took the lead at the start. Harvard
passed her in less than 100 yards from the
beginning of the race and held the lead
till Just as the mile post was passed.
Yale then secured slight lead. but Har-
ward apparently pulled up again ana leo
till the last mile Then ale made an
heroic squirt and finished winner In the
closest race ever rowed here and IN the
hardest freshman race known. ale
pulled uniformly 38 stroke, Harvard ~
10 Al and Columbia So to 10.
Yale pluck won the race. 1t WAS the
grandest exhibition ever given of fresh
men pluck in the history of American
university rowing, and was won only
after the gamest uphill fight ever wit
messed here. Harvard's work was sur
prise. considering the changes in the boat
within a fortnight Yale. however,
proved equal to the emergency, and
pulled the race from the fire when IL
seemed almost in the grasp OF the crlm-
son.
Less than q length separated the ale
and Harvard boats at all times during the
contest, most of the time the prowS cut
ting the path up stream side by side. Co.
lum mbia made a feeble showing, but for
excnsable reasons. They were fifteen
lengths behind at the finish, and after the
first quarter mile ceased as factor In the
struggle. The time was the lowest maue
by freshmen on the Thames In years, al
though not q record breaker. The only
of
mishaps OF the COIum bIa freshmen crew.
Just as the first mile was being COM
Dleted the bow oarlOck broke. COlum Dla
was then out Of the race. Then the
steamer Block Island disregarded the or
ders from the referees boat and steamed
ahead of everybody. 1t gave Columbia
the wash and partially swamped her.
The boats went off at l0:43. Yale ap-
pearing first, only a few minutes behind
time Harvard was next, Columbia a
tardy last.
Columbia's was the favorite position.
the west side, with \ ale in the middle
and Harvard along the line OF the eel
grass. Yales boat started directly from
the central pier of the big draw bridge.
The river at the start was comparatively
smooth, but the breeze freshened near the
finish and the final half mile was dashed
over through a choppy sea.
THE RACE.
Five minutes were consumed by Ref
cree Richards getting a true start. Co.
lumbia's eight blades clawed the water
first and the blue and white, with forty
four strokes, took a graceful lead. One
hundred yards was the limit of Column
bias endurance at such pace. Seventy
five yards from the start Harvard was
abreast of Columbia and Yale was half a
length behind. Here Iale's steady work
began. Columbia was overhauled after a
hundred yards and dogged fight for a
two-mile pull was on.
At the mile flag the y ale boat was set
ting the pace, though still second. Yale's
reserve strength. skill and determination
conferred in a final squirt, which took the
lead. Crimson oars could not overcome
Yale's lead. Both finished in nice form,
lust about a length between them.
First mile, Yale 4:5S, Harvard 900, Co.
lumbia 5:l5.
Second mile. Yale 1928. Harvard 1882,
Columbia l1:1St.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed
that difference of four seconds was an
nounced between Yale and Harvard at
the finish. A length usually means three
seconds.