Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-30
HARVARD WINS
All Three Races from Yale
at New London.
Crimson Leads in Freshman, Four
Dared and Varsity Races.
".
Freshmen Lower All Records She VARSITY
a Splendid Contest.

New London. Conn, June 29-Thc
crimson GLOW in the western sky, to-
might. as .the Harvard Varsity boat
lPulled ovefs the finish line winner,
Twas not AZ. omen. but an emblem Of
fSictory. tffe Harvard three times"
kNheer fron- thousands Of throats of
lIarvard adt1irers was not without sig
lpificant meanfrg The great university
Had taken a Tong strike forward and
in three hours had Won as many events
from its old friendly enemy. Yale
There We're those who in commenting
upon these three great victories in one
| day spoke Of Harvard's pluck ana ii Is
indeed noticeable. For eight years she
| has persisted in rowing Yale and III
each Of these eight years has tasted the
! bitter apple Of defeat, but her courage
ana her faith in her provinces never
faltered and her faith, today, stands
realized.
1t is Harvard's year. The jubiIant
men Of Crimson on the street, tonight.
find plenty Of sympathy. The crimson
Of the fire works in the city and on thcI
river seems more vivid and nobodyI
grudges the men all the comfor, they!
take out of the great and signal vic
| tory.
In brief. Harvard's University eight
won from Yale. today, over a 4-mile
course by IL lengths, in 20 minutes.
| - seconds.
Harvapd's freshman eight won from
Yale over a 2-mile course by , 1-2
! lengths. in 9 minutes. SO - seconds.
Harvards sub four won from Yale
over emile course by lengths, in 10
| minutes, 81 seconds.
The Harvard crews rowed 4 modifi-
| cation Of the English stroke coupled
with some features of the stroke pulled
| by Wisconsin, and Coach McConville
of Wisconsin. who saw the race said:
If Harvard's crew in tuday's form
had been at POughkeepsie. am afraid
it would have given us all hustle for
| first place" Yale has greatly modified
the Cook stroke and the boat did not
go, today, as it did when the famous
coach was there.
The weather early in the day threat
ened to force pOstponement and kept
many people away. for the crowd was
not nearly so great as in former years.
| But the afternoon saw an entire
change in conditions ana the races
We're rowed in almost ideal water and
wind and under clear skies.
The course was badly policed. boats
going into the lanes and steamers kick
ing up swells after the race had start
ed. Harvard in the Varsity race very
nearly collided with a number of small
boats at the finish and a heavy swell
impeded Yale
The Varsity race was prettily rOWed.
but the defeat was crushing. Yale.
however. rowed gamely to the finish
and neither crew showed signs Of dis
tress.
Of the two races which We're prelm-
nary to the climax afforded by the
Varsity one was a poor and the other
good exhibition. The contest be
tween the substitutes constituting the
Varsity tours was Il procession. with
Harvard six full lengths ahead at the
finish. The freshmen effort was
mighty and splendid one up to the last
eight Of a mile. when Harvard's SUI
perior staying powers, coupled with an
unfortunate obstruction of the course
of the Yale youngsters by a large
steamer, worked for Harvards ad-
vantage and sent the 1902 men Of Har-
ward aCros. lie line more than two
lengths ahead of Yale
Both Of these races were postponed
from the forenoon and We're rowed
about an hour after they had been
scheduled for the afternoon
There was little or no betting and
unless it, was done privately very lit
tie money changed hands
The town, tonight. is the property of
Harvards adherents ana they are dec
Grating it in a shade corresponding
with their college colors.
1t was nearly $50 o'clock when the
observation trains which We're to fol-
low the crews reached the starting sta
ton, opposite Gales Ferry. for the
Varsity race. The crowd Of spectators
which filled the % ears Of the eastern
train and the 10 cars Of the train along
the western bank found themselves en-
joying as magnificent an evening as
could be desired. with the boating con
ditions ideal, in water, wind and |
weather.
It was not long before the Yale Var
sity left the float at Broad View, close |
ly followed by the Harvard oarsmen |
at Red Top. Ten minutes later the |
iltH IiI IecSlNeu their instructions |
from the referees boat, had backed in /
to their positions at the start, and |
was awaiting the word. With extreme |
caution Referee Meikleham assured |
himself that both crews We're ready
and with a last warning: Are you
ready?" fired the pistol shot which sent
the two crews off in the big race of
the day.
The water was as calm as an inland
lake. The crews rowed in tagged lines
the Cthe Blue occupying the eastern
course, the Crimson the western Yale
caught the water first but Harvard
was a close second and the two Fights /
started on their long journey practical
~ on even terms. The New Haven
boys hit up a stroke at 81 to the min
ute, with the young men from Cam
bridge pulling beautifully at IS.
The shells had travelled half mile
when by the merest chance they pre-
scented beautiful spectacle Harvard
was still rowing at IS and Yale had
dropped her clip to the same figures
ana with perfect rhythm the two crews
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