The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-29
When the crews got away the water was

paClHC. Inc TIDE was running strongly
and slight breeze favored the crews.
These conditions accelerated the speed for
two miles, and were perceptible especially
during the first mile. From the time the
first half-mie flag was passed till the mile
was reached, Yale's stroke was character
istic by its evenness. 1t fell to thirty-three,
but the boat went through the water at
terrific rate. AT the mile Yale's lead of
nine seconds had gone up to sixteen, and
the most enthusiastic Harvard supporters
conceded the race to Yale, barring acci-
dents. The smooth water tempted Cap
tain Armstrong to try for fast time, and
he pushed. the shell along at thirty-four
stroke, completing the mile and half at
7:40, with Harvard twenty seconds behind,
a loss of four seconds past the last half
mile.
Yale made another half mile in quick
time, but Harvard exceeded it. Yale
ended up the two miles in 1921 and Har-
ward in 10:39, only eighteen seconds be-
hind. Harvard had gained two seconds
on Yale, and in fast-mile competition.
For mile Yale's course, the west side, lay
where strong current was available. The
Yale boat was kept in this wherever pos
of the race all conditions changed. The
wind shifted to the southeast and came up
the river strong, sharp head-wind
shattering all hopes of breaking record.
When the crew swept past the navy-yard
near the two-mile flag they said good-by
to peaceful water and plowed their way
into choppy, rough sea. Harvard seemed
staggered by the waves, and Yale gained
five seconds more from the two miles to
the two and a half, Yale making the dis
tance in 1855. Harvard had now dropped
% seconds to the rear but was pulling an
even stroke. Yale began to splash a trife,
Cross ana Longacre being the prime NOV
ers in this, but the boat, nevertheless, kept
on gaining.
Harvard was due for another squirt, and
another gain on Yale was made during the
half mile. The three miles were finished
by Yale in 1859, by Harvard in 1921.
All down the half mile of the course the
Yale crew rowed triumphant procession.
| For this distance the craft in the river
formed an alley, with the channel as the
center. First came the steamers, freighted
with cheering, enthusiastic passengers.
Below them were some of the finest yachts
|
waved and smoke from a hundred salutes
filed the air. Bass whistles OF steamers
lent their deafening noise to the general
din and the lusty cheers of thousands of
iubilant Yalenians were drowned out.
Harvard held her own, too, for the first
half mile of the last of the four miles.
Yale was tossing about on the top of the
pillows, and Harvard was not losing
ground. There were just % seconds diff
ference in the crews when the last half
mile was begun. Shepard. of the Harvard
crew, succum bed to an attack of splashing,
and the shell was waited up to the lee OF
the steamer Isabel. The rough water had
subsidized trifle, and the last half mile
was made in excellent time, Yale ending
the four miles in Il 80, and Harvard
% :05 80.
The accident to the Harvard shell by en-.
countering the steamers wave made the
total distance between the boats about
eleven instead of seventeen lengths and
the time 35s seconds instead of 25. Not a
man stopped in either boat after reaching
the finish line. The Yale men, fearing a
collision from the boats which were closing
in about them, rowed rapidly on for an.
other half mile to reach the old Cornell
boathouse to disembark without danger to
their boat. The Harvard men struck row.
boat, but pulled away and were soon taken
aboard their launch,
To-day marks the conclusion of the five
years Yale Harvard agreement, and much
doubt exists regarding renewal of the
contract in view of the cordiality of the
athletic relations at present existing be
tween Harvard and Cornell.
The official time is as follows: Yale
q 80; Harvard, % :05 The time taken by
miles is as follows: One mile, Yale 5:O4
Harvard 20; two miles, Yale :21, Har
yard 10:39; three miles, Yale Is: so, Har
ward 1921; four miles, Yale q: 80, Har
ward 22:05.
Bob Cook, the Yale coach, was seen after
the race. He said: 1.-THE Yale crew rowed
a wonderful race. In fact in proved ire
sistible."
Cook was asked if Yale would row Cor
nell. He answered: ''If they win at Hen
ley and come back and want to meet us
think we shall. l think we can get this
crew together and train the men in weel
so that we can give Cornell very pretty