The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-30
HARVARD THE VICTOR
Defeats Yale In an Easy Manner
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western skies glowed crimson this oven
Ing when the Harvard Varsity crew pull
ed over the finish line SIX Rnd a nalf
lengths ahead OF Yale. After seigbt years
of defeat the students Of Cambridge are
tasting the sweets OF success.
Harvsrd's university won from Yale
ever feur miles course by elk and a
half lengths IN " minutes ana G. seconds
Harvard's freshmen Eht won from
Yale over a two miles course In 9 min
utes. sSls seconds.
Harvards substitute four won from
Yale over q two miles course by six
lengths IN ten minutes and 81 seconds.
The Harvard crew rowed a modification
Of the English stroke coupled with some
features Of the OF the stroke pulled by
Wisconsin and Coach McConville Of wis
cons.n. who saw the race said
"lf Harvard's crew IN todays form had
been in Poughkeepsle ] am afraid th3y
would have given Us all hustle for tie
hrst place"
Yale has greatly modified the Cook
stroke and the boat did not 90 today Gs
Il did when the famous coach was thsre.
The races were rowed IN almost ideal
water and wind and clear skies.
The course was badly policed, boats
setting into the lane, and steamers kicS-
ing up swells after the race had started.
Harvard In the Varsity race very nearly
collided with a number OF small boats al
the finish and a heavy swei mpeded
Yale.
The Varsity race was prettly .owed,
but the defeat was crushing.
Yale. however, roweS gamely to the
finish and neither crew showed signs Of
distress
The contests between the substitutes,
constituting the varsity fours was. like
the varsity eight procession with Har-
ward six full lengths ahead at the finish.
The freshman effort was a mighty ard
splendid one up to the last eighth Of a
mile, when Harvard's superior staying
powers, coupled with an unfortunate OBJ.
struction Of the course Of inc Ya.e
youngsters by a large steamer, worked
for Harvard's advantage and sent the
1902 men OF Harvard across the line two
lengths ahead OF Yale.
Both Of these races were postponed from
the forenoon and were rowed about an
hour after they had been scheduled for
the afternoon. There was little OF no bet
ting.
HOW THEY STARTED.
The races preliminary to the varsity,
simply served TO whet the spectators app
petite.
After the four cared boats were in pos
tion, Referee Meiheham made il O mat
ter Of a second sending them of. Har-
ward caught the water first and jumped
10 a lead which was never wrested from
her. Yale splashed at the first stroke and
rowed far less easily than Harvard. Be
Re half a mile had been rowed it wa
evident that Harvards four substitu es
would furnish % the crimson eight IN ease
OF accident to the regular men. far be ',r
support than the second men who would
supplement Yale's varsity
Ia the half mile the crimson had estab-
lished a lead of two lengths The crew
was pulling smoothly, while Ysle's she'd
was notioeably jerky between strokes
Shortly after passing the first half mAe
Harvard spurted and added another
length to her lead. This drive deveiopa
the frst unsteadiness IN the Haryaid
boat. an awkward break appearing in the
bow oar Yale however, continued %
splash and she was unable to take adyan
tage Of the Harvard irregulauty A quar-
ter OF q mile suffced for Harvard % re-
cover her form and the crimson boys re-
sumed their Yale annhilating pace Two
more lengths came Harvards wal IN
short order.
YALE'S DESPERATE EFFORTS
When the battle was half finished Yals
made her most desperate effort with a
lively spurt Harvard however was ready
and apparently eager ana met Yale's ef-
fort with another. There was temporary
muscle ana skill in the Yale four. fortu-
nately. and the boys in blue succeeded
ln cutting down the lead OF Their rivals.
nearly a length. Al the mile therefore
Harvard was about four lengths ahead.
instead Of continuing their good work.
however. the Yale men began 10 indulgeI
In vagarles and the boat was Tor some
sadly Of an even keel,
The last mile was a repitition o. tn
first Harvard gaining steadily until att
he mile and a half she hal nearly six
engths TO the good.
Here Yale was rushing her sides tenn
'oarily bat with commendable pluck andl
lash she pulled herself toge'her f1r al
inal squirt and did well
Harvard grew stronger and spurted with
'ehemence Yale trled 20 NEE. it but herl
,norts We're futile and a few m nutssl
ated the Harvard four crossed the line a
winner boy six lnegths IN 10 minutes and
u seconds. Yale crossing ia Il minutes
ma six seconds
FRESHMEN RACE
The conditions Tor the freshmen racel
we're better II anything more so thaul
hose under which the previous race hadl
.een rowd Yale took the lead from the
tart rowing magnihcently Harvard. tool
vas pulling in beautiful style At the half
nile Yale led by a meager half length |
Here both crews did some splashing. AZ
he mile Yale was IN better form and shs
ad acquired the comfortable lead OF one
ength. AS the Yale freshmen shell reach.
d down 10 the faish flag IL was seen that
he mammoth draw bridge OF the New
'ork, New Haven and Hartford railway
'as open and that a mammoth sdel
'heel excursion steamer was plylag upl
he river directly In the course OF hal
Tews The boat proved 70 be the sound
teamer Glen Island, swarming with spec.
ators on an excursion from New Haye,.
hriek'ng whistles, shouting Thousands
nd seurrying police boats Anally IN.
,Iessed upon the offending helmsman
hat ne was outrageously careless and tho
ag hulk turned on 70 one side Her
'ssh' however played havoc with the
incoming crews Har.-aras r,.t.to., -. 49,