Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-29

 side into row boat at the finish. Whatever virtues or faults the Yale crew may have possessed no great opportunity to display them was afforded in today S procession. Yale was judicious and ran mo risks. In consequence the race was won without getting in long range of record but no chances were taken in winning the race,
 No of Harvard was the weakest spot in the crimson boat, and the stroke of Yale started out badly, but struck his gate before he had time to do any mis- chief.
 Clark, the Yale coxswain, took the Thames current on the course like na- tive New Londoner. He lost hardly a feet by njudicious swerving, and gained a strong point for his boat by getting the most out of the u- way Rust evinced an affection for the east shore. He hugged too closely for two miles, proved fickle later and steered the Harvard shell over semi-circular course toward the middle of the river. but net quickly enough to dodge an approaching craft.
 Just after the three and half mile post was passed the Harvard shell came squarely on the squash of the steamer Isabell, which recklessly set her paddle wheels in motion to draw aside. liar yard lodged the steamer. but tossed  Harvard shell had been nearly at the finish when it's second accident hap pened row boat had yentured out into the channel and the Harvard coxswain failed to avoid it. The brow just missed the row boat, but the two crafts clas~d together. Both were almost overturned, but the Harvard shell extricated itself and escaped
 A single record was broken the two miles in fair competition. The champion 'SS crew of Stephenson covered the dis tance in 10:35 Today Captain Arm strongs men made it in 10:2l.
 The race evolved another instance of athletic heroism. When the crews struck heavy water on the last mile and q half Langford, Yales stroke. sprang his oar lock and in a struggle to replace 1t wrenched his right arm and shoulder se- verely. He pulled the race faultlessly and when the order came to cease row ing cramps doubled his arm to the body. He could not use the member until Dr. Hart and Captain Armstrong had worked over him for a quarter of an hour He must have suffered intense pain during the last minute.
 The day was attended with all the usual picturesque incidents. The crowd, which remained small throughout the morning owing to brisk shower, soon grew, and there is no room to doubt the claim of New Londoners that 30000 peo- pie witnessed the race Half that num- Der were visitors.
 The start was set for 4:45 o'clock. The shells drifted slowly into place, and at 4:44, without a sign of a false start or delay, Referee Rives gave the decisive word, and the needle-like shells got out from under the lee of the bridge out into the open channel. So pretty a start was never seen here.
 Except for Langford's eccentricities there was no splashing in either boat, and in spite of 1t the Yale shell spun steadily to first place Yale swung into symmetric form, and pulled one of the fastest half miles ever rowed by a var sity crew in a four mile race. Harvard was rowing in as pretty form as could be desired but strange to say was pulling a slower stroke than Yale. Stroke Lang ford hit the Yale stroke up to 34 for the opening spurt, but Captain Bullard. ev- idently acting under directions from Coach Watson, rowed as slowly as 32. While the crimson shell was moving