The times., 1898-06-24

and though unable to cut down the lead
held by their flying opponents, they made
the race interesting if nothing else.
Harvard's showing was even poorer
than at Poughkeepsie year ago The
crimson oarsmen caught the water first
at the start, but they could not get any
speed into their shell. and, after the
crews had pulled twenty strokes, Leh-
manns eight was a full length behind
The boat seemed to be carrying a dead
weight, and as the race progressed the
men appeared to become disorganized
The coxswain steered the boat all over
the course, instead of following the flag
ged line over which he was expected to
travel Toward the end he took the crew
over into the Yale's wash and then veered
over still further into the wake of the
Ithacans. At the finish Harvard was
easily ten lengths behind Yale. but the
Crimson men did not collapse.
The race was rowed under favorable
conditions, and the result of 1t was taken
TO mean that the course, though crooked
was satisfactory. Against almost head
wind the victors covered the four miles
in 23:4S. which was considered good.
All things being equal. Yale's time was
24:O2, while Harvard's was 24:35.
Are you resdy?'' the referee asked at
1926 O'Clock.
There was a moments delay. the Har-
ward men not being fully prepared. When
all the oars in the three boats were
stretched back at full length the referee
asked the question again. The next in
slant he fired a revolver and the crews
were in motion. For a moment, and
only a moment, the nose of Harvard's s
shell was pushed to the front. II was.
perhaps. foot in advance of the Yale
and Cornell prows, but it did not mean
anything more than that the Crimsons
had caught the water first. Harvard.
however, showed surprisingly poor form
and before twenty strokes had been pull
ed, was a full length behind. From that
point to the end Harvard did not cut
any figure.
Yale and Cornell were bent on fight
ing for every inch of water and the way
they haudled their sweeps worked uu
their admirers so that they yelled and
cheered without let up. First. Cornell
led by few inches then Yale overhaul
ed the Ithacans for similar advantage
Cornell was pulling 81 while Yale was
rowing S5. Harvard being satisfied with
&c.
The Ithacans were moving as if work
ed by mechanism. Yale's stroke was not
much different from Cornelrs, but il was
not so clean and the men appeared TO be
unfamiliar with the fine points. They
passed the quarter-mile flag neck and
neck, but just beyond the half mile the
Ithacans drew away to the extent of al
most a quarter of a length.
Cornell was still in the lead when the
crews bore down upon the one mile mark,
and the superb style of Craftsmanship that
had put them there was still in evidence.
Cornell finished the first mile in 5:39.
Yale passing the flag six seconds later.
AT the two mile mark Cornelrs time
was 11:3s, while Yale's was 11:45. This
meant that the Ithacans were two good
lengths ahead, and the crowd appreciated
the fact that 1T was all over. Harvard
passed the mark seventeen seconds af-
increased their lead as they hurried to
the two and half mile mark, passing
1t twelve seconds ahead of the blue and
still rowing thirty-two strokes
The leaders were still rowing pretiiIv
at the three mile flag, which was passed
by the New Yorks four lengths ahead of
Cooks experts.
At the three and one-half mile buov
Coxswain Colson said:
Now, boys, hit it up" and in jiffy
the 1thacans raised their stroke to thirty
four. The boat fairly leaped out of the
water, and the wearers of the red and
white, ashore and afioat, shrieked for ioy.
Yale tried TO keep up, but the Cornell
boat ahead, widening the gap with eyerv
pull on the sweeps, and as fresh as when
they started, flashed past the judges's
boat at least four lengths ahead of the
men in Blue.
Harvard's shell had been steered away
lengths behind when Yale stopped
According to the bookmaker at the
Crocker House about $500 was wagered
on the result of the race, Cornell clos
ing fayorite at 5 to 3.
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