The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-29

s,s nnpIy az 5ss3 the signal wax vs,s,
Dsa crews caught the vafs- a. 80
$50, AHoHent- Harvard ssa-,a.s v-s.a :
So. s.1oke. buE the Yale haa. saar
. ahsad. rowing about sortv ss~as,ss
o.. while Harvard was doing fo-+x-
IN ~. rslIahss, Substitute for HOLSTER
harvard crew roaed v-egY 80 -
.ritics who watched his wy 49, - 80
.n praise OF his rowing T~-a yzfe ~-s-.
ere on The west side of fha river
evenly. ard their shelf whot
l ongh the water smoothly. urnsie ~
ao craft sagged between the s.roEe.
a. soon seen that No OF the lastar
vas doing very poor work. He
turned on the catch before -hs e., :, -
crew. Whes the half--nsIs r..-s
,eat ned the Yale boat had a lead ~ ,wo
ing sns. and they slowed down 70 a stroke
u tElrty-hve, but the weare-s ~ ,na
sIlHson still kept their stroke above
Aofts- the water was smooth and fha
eonaltlons were everything 20 be desired
oooF Wors OF the sons Of Eli was
s1ceilsnt. while that OF the Harvard crsw
became worse, and No. 4 was spta zhtnv
Oaniy as the first mile ended. A. RE
mile Yale had Increased her Lad "a
three lengths ard the men were rowing
hhs machine. Wher they passed the
mile and half mark they had not
gained any more on their adversarias.
me wind changed slightly to the south.
winch made the water a little rough.
Doth crews splashing good deal over the
one-half mile light, bur the Yale men
5000 recovered an even stroke OF thirty
seven. and the Harvard men were unable
to cut down that three lengths lead a.
the mile mark
The Yale boat was steered hy Coxswain
Clark as straight as an arrow, but the
Harvard coxswain seemed TO lose control
he s-x~=x -
nag the boats course changed and IL
made big turn. losing fully length be-
fore IL Strengthened out
Al this point IL was plainly seen that.
barring accident, Yale would win in easy
fashion. as she increased her lead con-
stantly though gradually. The body
swing OF the crew continued regular and
steady. The Harvard men seemed to
swing out Of the boat. but the cheers and
footing Of the whistles now began In
earnest. and the Yale cry was heard on
both sides Of the river. Harvard's stroke
was Increased 10 Al but Yale kept az 81
as the third mile was finished. When the
three-miie point was reached Yale had a
lead Of five lengths and was gaining
steadily. A stretch of rough water was
met here. and both crews splashed con-
siderably. The Harvard boys were lack
ing in steadiness. and failed to act to-
gether- They held on brayely. al
though defeat was certain. Thou
sands of spectators @ere crowded
in the rear OF the observation
train. cheering the wearers Of the Grim
son. but IL was all TO no purpose.
The boats We're near the excursionists
floating craft. with which the river was
covered. The Harvard boats were very
little out of the course toward the east
ern side. where the steamers Richard
Peck and Isabel were lying. but Coxswain
Rust did not seem 10 fear any trouble
The Isabel was inside of the Richard
Peck and she backed out OF the way.
The moving Of the steamer caused quite
a swell, which interfered very much with
the Harvard shell. and a man in a canoe
came very close'to the college mems oars
while they passed. They were six lengths
behind at the start OF the last half mile
and showed signs OF wear and tear OF
the race. The Yale men. howeved, Kept
up their stroke from this point and rap
idly gained another length. The Harvard
crew held on pluckily.
The Yale men with each move of their
oars seemed to get further ahead, and
amid the firing of cannons. blowing OF
whistles and cheering of the spectators
the New Haven oarsmen passed the win
ming fag, easily winners by nearly ten
lengths. Just as the winning crew WAS
crossing the line a boat containing man
and two girls crossed the bow of the
Yale shell, and what might have been
serious accident was averted by a hairs
breadth The Yale boys did not slaeken
their stroke after the race was won, but
continued rowing at a good clip under
the big bridge. each one of the men sit
ting upright and showing no bad effects
OF their arduous task. The Harvard men
showed signs Of distress and some of