The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-30
HARVARD AT LAST A WINNER.
monk ALL or THE THREE RACES
FROM YALE's CREWS.

over the Judges Line six and n
UaIf Lengths Ahead of YnIe's
yen-TooIS the Lead in the First
Mile and Kept It-FreshInan Crew
From Harvard Won Also in
beautiful Race.
New London Conn, June 2s.-Harvard
won all of the boat races to-day-three
victories over Yale in three hours-and the
western sky glowed crimson this evening
the Harvard Varsity crew pulled over the
finish line six and a half lengths ahead of
Yale After eight years of defeat the
Students of Cambridge are tasting the
sweets of success.
Harvard's University eight won from
vaie over a four-mile course by six and
half lengths in 20 minutes, 80 seconds.
Harvard's freshmen eight won from Yale
over two-mile course by two and a half
lengths in 8 minutes, SSlz seconds.
Harvard's substitute four won from
Yale over a two-mile course by six lengths
IN 10 minutes and 81 seconds.
The Harvard crews rowed modification
of the English stroke, coupled with some
features Of the stroke, pulled by Wiseon-
sin. and Coach McConville of Wisconsin,
who saw the race, said:
"If Harvards crew in to-day's form had
been at Poughkeepsie, l am afraid she
would have given us all a hustle for
first place"
Yale has greatly modified the Cook
stroke, and the boat did not go today as
il did when the famous coach was there.
Course Badly PoIiced.
The races were rowed IN almost ideal
water and wind, and under clear skies.
4 The course was badly polieed, boats get
ting into the lanes and steamers kicking
I'D swells after the race had started. Har-
ward in the varsity race very nearly col
lided with a number of small boats at the
fnsh and a heavy swell impeded Yale.
The varsity race was prettily rowed,
but the defeat was crushing. Yale, how
ever rowed gamely 10 the finish and
neither crew showed signs of distress.
The contest between the substitutes
constituting the varsity fours was, like
the varsity eight race a procession, with
4 Harvard six full lengths ahead at the fin
4 ish The freshmen effort was mighty
4 and splendid one up to the last eighth OF
mile when HarVards superior staying
powers, coupled with an unfortunate OBJ
sfructiou of the course of the Yale young
eters by a large steamer, worked for Har-
wards 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
Very Little Betting.
There was little or no betting. The
races preliminary to the varsity simply
served TO whet the spectators appetite.
The forenoon plans called for the rowing
Of both races up stream, but the rowing
Of these races in the afternoon made 1t
. necessary to pull down stream in all three
races.
Harvard had by the fates been allotted
the eastern course, and Yale had the west
ern lane.
The time of the four-oared race was:
Harvard, 1851; Yale, 11:O6.
The freshmen race was beautiful one.
Yale had the lead throughout until the
lasl few hundred yards, when the Yale
boat shipped barrels of water and was al
most swamped by the swash from a Dig
steamer It was at this point that Har-
ward snatched victory from defeat
The lime was record-breaker On the
Thames, Harvard winning in , minutes
SSl2 seconds. Yale 8 minutes 40 seconds
The Great varsity Race.
About quarter past 6 O'Clock the Yale
varsity crew leit the HOdt at PAoouflNhs
closely followed by the oarsmen OF Har-
ward from Red Top.
Ten minutes later the men had received
their Instructions from the referees yacht;
had backed into their positions at the
start, and were waiting for the word.
With extreme caution Referee Meikle-
ham assured himself that both crews were
reedy, and with a last warning query
Are you ready?" fired the pistol shot
which sent the TWO crews OFF in the Dig
race of the dav.
The water was as calm and placid as an
inland lake. The crews rowed as usual
In tagged lanes, the blue occupying the
eastern coast the crimson the western.
Yale caught the water nrst, but Harvard
was a close second, and the two eights
started out on their long journey practical
ly on even terms. With perfect rhythm
the two crews fell into stroke at unison
Reaching down for the mile flag the yale
coXswain swerved slightly from his true
course and directly arler the mile nags
had been passed Harvard took the lead'
which she was not to surrender through
out the race.
Yale Could Not Catch Up.
In the next half mile this lead was in
creased to a full length. Yale adopted
speedier stroke. but she could not over
come Harvards lead.
Reaching for the finish flags. the tide
N""sht lhe harNAlA Sdleli anu sNSt Wv ~
Woefully. The little coxswain had ms
head about him, however, and with great
skill worked his way back into line and
sloi down toward the judges boat.
Harvard crossed the finish line in q
whrlwind rowing beautifully, six and
half lengths to ene good. Yale finished
ID fairly good shape, but her men were
S9newhat depressed. In terms of minutes
harvard had won her grand race IN % min
ules 5212 seconds, while Yale crossed the
me in p minutes 1S seconds.