The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
Yale Freshmen Victorious, but Har.
ward Made Them Pull For 1t.
A Hot Two-Mile Race From
Start to Finish.
All Previous Freshman Records Beaten by the
Threo' Crews

freshmen won hotly fought rowing con-
test yesterday In fine style. All fresh
mems records were broken by the three
contestants Harvard was second and
Cornell third Yale's time was 9m. 19hs.;
Harvard's, 9:261s. and Cornell's. 9:29h.
Columbia held the record until yester-
day. Her time was 9:41. made at New
London in 1891. The Hudson was per-
feet yesterday, and this record will
probably stand for a long time.
The victory Is looked upon by the
crowds here as being in some measure
indicative OF the result of tomorrow's
big varsity race. II Is not contended
that the order of finish will be the same.
for Mr.. Lehman of Harvard has all
along said that his freshmen had been
badly neglected and could not be looked
upon as a representative freshmen crew.
On the contrary, the Yale crew Of young
sters has been said to be more sure of
winning than their varsity, while Mr.
Courtney's Cornell crews have had equal
attention paid to them. The chances,
therefore as picked out, are that the
order of Fridays finish is liable to be
Harvard, Yale, Cornell.
When the crews were given the word
and the pistol shot Harvard got the best
clip upon the water, and in a few strokes
drew to the front, closely followed by
the Cornell crew, with Yale almost a
quarter length to the rear.
Harvard and Cornell started at 35
strokes to the minute. and Yale at a
sweeping stroke OF "a. At the eighth
mile Yale finding that she was trailing
behind, increased her stroke to SO. and
began to draw up. while Harvard and
Cornell dropped down to 81 each. At the
quarter Yale was still behind. but seemed
to be rowing easily. while Cornell and
Harvard were working hard, Cornell
drawing up upon the Harvard lead.
Yale was easing up her stroke, and
within the next half mile brought II
down to 33 and a. but even then she
seemed to gain. and there was a percep-
tible dash to the boat that seemed lack
ing In the others. There was little or no
hang. while the Harvard boat seemed
to go hard and the Cornell boys did not
seem to be able to keep up to the mark,
ecting as though they had BEN too finely
trained. At the thres.-quarter mark
Yale was corning up rapidly upon Har-
ward and Cornell rowing 35 to the min
ute, while Harvard and Cornell. evil
oently feef>dg the effect Of the pace in
the first mile. Had dropped to "a each.
1t Wa here thatdt became apparent that
thc< heavier weight In the Yale boat was
going to prove troublesome to the lighter
| youngsters In the Harvard boat and the
| still lighter ones In the Cornell shell.
Just crossing the mile line, Yale had
pulled her boat up even with that of
Harvard, and was showing it's nose for
ward few inches with each stroke.
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Harvard. rowing a rapid 36-stroke ia
Harvard's 35 and Yale's steady 33.
Yale Opens a Breach.
From that point on to the finish Yale
rowed steadily at 33 and "a, quickenine
to 80 several lengths from the finish In
an endeavor to make the breach be-
tween her old enemy Harvard, and her
self trihe wider. And although Har.
ward picked her stroke up to 36 after
passing the mile and held Il there unit
the finish. it lacked power. and the boa
dropped gradually behind, crossing tn,
} line a trifle over two lengths behind tht
Yale boat.
When Yale passed both the Harvar,
and Cornell crews, just beyond the mil
mark, Cornell, who had pulled their boa
OH to even terms, and perhaps. as seel
from the observation train, slightly II
advance Of Harvard, made a desperat
effort to keep Yale from gaining, but
was of less avail even than Harvard
effort, and at the mile and a half ther
was clear water between Cornell an
; Harvard. From there on to the finis
Cornell whooped II up to 36 per minut
and closed up the gap slightly. finishin
just about an even length in Harvard
rear.
Mr. Courtney Of the Cornell crews say
that his freshmen were beaten bv II
heAvfness Of the Yale crew, which WI
too much for them In a two mile rae
He said they were fairly beaten !
greater strength, and that there W;
nothing to be added. Fred White. WI
has assisted considerably with the trail
ing of the Cornell eights, said In a di
Custed tone that the youngsters show
. q noticeable lack Of sense in runniI
ch their stroke up and down and not kee
~, I Ing at a steady hard pull from the o
'eS ginning.
NO Captain Goodrich OF the Harva
nd varsity crew says: Harvard Is We
nd much pleased with the result Of
iu' race. Neither Mr.. Lehman nor m
ast ,elf had any idea that our freshm
or crew would do anything. They h
m nracticalIy trained themselves.
ms I.ehmann devoted nearly all his att'
)ck t,on 10 the varsity crew. They gf
IN tho Yale men a pretty good night q
ore beat our old victors Of last year. and
Al together we are very proud OF them.
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