The herald., 1895-06-29
Vale Finds Another Easy VIC
tory at the Oars
THE THIRTEENTH VICTORY
Both College Crews Worked in Mag.
nificent Form
ghousands Of People Witness the Great In
tercollegiate Struggie-No Surprise
at the Result
Associated Press Special Wire.

associated Press Special Wire.
NEW LONDON, June 2S.-The oars
hleh of Yale today defeated the men from
Harvard for the thirteenth time since
the annual contests were inaugurated
between the colleges at Springfield, on
June 30, 1876.
The race was rowed under favorable
conditions and was fair test OF merit
in which Harvard was beaten by thirty
Eve seconds. OF nearly ten lengths. The
distance was four miles of the Thames
river, down stream from point below
Gales ferry and extending to the big rail-
road bridge at New London. The official
time was: Yale, 21:30; Harvard, 22:05.
The phrase "Yale has won" has become
such monotony in college athletics that
It is hardly possible today's race will
ttartl, anybody. Amid acres of masts
and spars. forests of 1uttering flags and
labyrinths of scurrying craft OF all kinds,
Yale's brawny young giants pulled their
sheil over the finishing line with an easy
Harvard could not, under any circum:.
stances, beat them out. At the gray old
bridge that spans the River Thames at
the finish line there was floating city.
q carnival OF coloreu streamers that would
rival Tintoretto. Though all day rain
6lled clouds had threatened to mar the
pleasure of the spectators, yet SO far did
the blue predominant that even the heavy
sky peered through as an omen as to the
result of the days sport. When the sun
same out an hour before the race was
called the hills behind the bridge were
MACS of brilliant moving bits of blue
and crimson. Pretty girls were every
where. decked in the color of their favor
ite college. and they frescoed the boats
and the hillsides, streaming groups Of
color and trying to be heard above the
footing and barking of the craft.
!. The number Of excursion boats, private
iachts and other sailing craft has rarely
il ever been exceeded. and it is matter
for congratulation that SO thoroughly was
the course poiiced tnat no very serious
by the referee s boat Of one OF The naphtba
launches that hung around near the pri-
vate yachts. The steamers and yachts
were not allowed to go very far up. stream
SO they gathered ABOUT che finish line in
a dense squadron. extending for nearly
sponded more promptly than did Yale
and Harvard today to the rereree's warm
ing to be ready. Scarcely had the whis-
tie blasts of the referees boat Dora died
away thar, the Harvard lads emerged
from their boat house at Red Top, bearing
their shell. On the same instant UP at
Gales ferry the men from Yale trudged
down the float from their boat house with
heir shell.
Both crews were quickly in their seats
nd they pulled away from the floats at
lmost the same moment. Without any
unnecessary delay both crews got into
position at the starting line.
The referees boat was lying alongside
Of the line. The observation train was
almost above the crews on the bank. the
steamers and tugs careened along down
the line, waiting for the start of the shells
tn take nm tn cir course. The DeOpl0 saw
the backs stiffen and the oar blades dip
to waiting position. Then came the
final warning and the word from Referee
G. H. Rivers, which set the brawny fell
lows moving.
Promptly at 4:43 the signal was given