The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-29
HARVARD IS
AGAIN BEATEN.
Yale'S Crew is Victorious for
the Thirteenth
Time.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE.
Official Time WaS---Yale, 1880;
Harvard, 2z:O5.
While the Contest Was, as Usual,
Evident Almost From the First
That HarVard's Chances Were
None of the Best-It Was Bril-
liant and Cheerful Scene.

New London, Conn.,, June 2S.-The
oarsmen 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 80, 1876.
The race was rowed under favorable
conditions, and was fair test of merit
in which Harvard was beaten by so
seconds, or nearly ten lengths. The
distance was four miles on the Thames
river. down stream from a point be-
low Gales Ferry and extending to the
big railroad bridge at New London.
The official time was: Yale. N:5g;
Harvard, 22:OS.
yale Has Won"
The phrase yale has won has be-
come such a monotony in college
athletics that it is hardly possible to-
days race will startle anybody. Amid
acres of masts and sparts, forests OF
auttering flags and labyrinths OF sour
rying crafts of all kinds. Yale's brawny
young giants pulled their shell over
the finishing line with an easy-going
stroke that bespoke confidence that
Harvard could not, under any circum-
stances. beat them out. About the
gray old bridge that spans the river
Thames at the finish line, there was
floating city. a carnival OF colored
streamers that would rival TintOretto.
Though all day rain-filled clouds had
threatened to mar the enjoyment of
the spectators yet so far did the blue
predominant that even the heavy
clouds broke away soon after noon to
let a CLEAN of blUte sky peer through
as an omen as ia the result Of the
days sport. When the sun came out
about an hour before the race was
called, the hillsides and the bridge
was mass of moving brilliant bits of
blue and crimson; pretty girls were
everywhere, decked in the color of
their favorite college. and they fres-
coed the boats and the hillsides.
streaming in groups of color and try
ing to be heard above Efle footing and
barking of the craft.
The Crews Appear.
The number of excursion boats, pri-
vate yachts and other sailing craft
has rarely if ever been exceeded, and
it is a matter for congratuIation that
so thoroughly was the course policed
that no very serious accidents oc-
CURED, except the smashing by the
referees boat of one of the naphtha
launches that hung around near the
private yachts. The steamers and
yachts were not allowed to go very far
up stream, so they gathered about the
finish in a dense squadron, extending
for nearly a mile above the bridge
Crews never responded more promptly
to the referees warning to be ready
than did Yale and Harvard today
Scarcely had the whistle blasts of the
referees boat Dora died away than
the Harvard lads emerged from their
beat house at Red Top, bearing their
shell. On the same instant Ip at
Gales Ferry the men from Yale
trudged down the float from their boat
house with their shell.
without Delay.
Both crews were quickly IN their
seats, and they pulled away from the
floats at almost the same moment.
and without any unnecessary delay
both crews got into position at the
starting line.
The referees boat was lying along
side 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 to take up their
course. The people saw the backs
stiffen and the oar blades dip to a
waiting position. Then came the final
warning. and then came the word
from Referee c. H. Rivers which set
the brawny fellows moZHg.
Promptly at 4:43 the signal was given
and both crews caught the water at
the same moment. Harvard started
with quick stroke, but the Yale boat
soon forged ahead, rowing about forty
strokes a minute while Harvard was
doing forty-one.
Jennings, substitute for HOLSTER in
the Harvard crew. rowed well, and the
critics who watched his work were
loud in praise of his rowing The
Yale men, who were on the west side
of the river rowed evenly and their
shell shot through the water very
smoothly while Harvard's craft sagged
between strokes. 1t was soon seen
that No. in the latter boat was Going
very poor work. He turned on the
catch before the rest of the crew.
Creeping Away.
When the half mile mark was
reached, the Yale boys had u lead OF
! two lengths and they slowed down to
a stroke of thirty-five, but the wearers
I of the crimson still kept their stroke
+ above forty. The water was smooth
and the conditions were everything
that could be desired. The body work
of the sons of Eli was excellent, while
that of the Harvard crew became
worse and No. was SplaShing badly
as the first mile ended. At the mile
Yale had increased her length to three
lengths and the men were rowing like
a machine. When they passed the
mile and half mark they had not
gained any more on their adVersarics
The wind changed slightly to the
south, which made the water little
rough. both crews splashing a goo6
deal over the one and a half mile line
but the Yale men soon recovered ar
| even stroke of thirty-SSVen and the
Harvard men were unable to cut dowr
the three lengths Lead at the two
1 mile mark.
Coxswain's Good Work.
The Yale boat was steered by Cox
swain Clark as straight as an arrow
but the Harvard coxswain seemed Il
lose control of his boat At the two
and a half mile flag the boats course
changed and it made big turn. LOSING
fully length before it Strengthened
out