The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
FOUR-OARED EVENT.

Inc races preliminary to the varsity
simply served to whet the spectators
appetite. The forenoon plans called for
the rowing of both races upstream. but
the holding of these races in the after
noon made it necessary to row down
stream in all three instances. Harvard
had, by the fates, been allotted the east
ern course, and Yale had the western
lane. After the four-oared boats were
in position Referee Meikham made 1t a
matter of second in sending them off,
Harvard caught the water first and
jumped to a lead which was never
wrested from her. Yale splashed at the
first stroke, and rowed far less easily
than. Harvard. In that half mile the
crimson had established a lead of two
lengths. After passing the half mile
Harvard spurted and added another half
length to her lead. Then developed the
first unsteadiness in the Harvard boat,
an awkward break appearing in evidence
in the bow oar. Yale,,s however, con-
tfnued to splash, and she was unable
to take advantage of the Harvard ir-
regularity. A quarter of a mile sufficed
for Harvard to recover her form and the
crimson boys resumed their Yale an
nihaliating race. Two more lengths were
added in short order.
When the race was about half finished
Yale made her most desperate effort
with a lively squirt. Harvard, however,
was ready, and apparently eager, and
met Yale's effort easily.
The last mile was a repetition of the
first Harvard gaining steadily until at
the mile and a half she had nearly six
lengths to the good. The Harvard four
had crossed the line a winner by six
lengths and a fraction, in 10 minutes
81 seconds; Yale crossing in II minutes 6
seconds. Time:
Half mile-Yale, 2:52; Harvard, 2:42
Mile-Yale, 5:43; Harvard, 5:28
Mile and half-Yale 8:21; Harvard, 500.
Finish-Yale, 11:O6; Harvard, 1881
FRESHMEN RACE BETTER.
The conditions for the freshmen race
were better if anything than those under
which the previous race had been rowed.
A strong outgoing tide caused trouble at
the start, but at about 4:45 both crews
were ready, and the starting shot was
fired Harvard was first to find the wa
ter and the two boats were off. 1t was
q false start, for almost Immediately No.
in the Harvard shell raised his hand
as a signal that something was wrong
iE the crimson boat. He had jumped his
slide. The boats mancuvered for their
positions and at 4:5S they were success
fully sent away. Yale took the lead in
stantly, rowing nnagnifcently. Harvard,
too, was pulling in magnificent style At
the half mile Yale led by a meager half
length. Here both crews did some splash
ing. At the mile Yale was in better
form, and she had acquired the comfort
able lead of length.
AS the Yale freshmen shell reached
down to the finish flag 1t was seen that
the drawbridge of the New York & New
Haven Railway company was open, and
that mammoth steamer was plying up
the river directly in the course of the
crews. It proved to be the sound steamer
Glen Avon, loaded with spectators on an
excursion from New Haven. Whistles
| shouts and police boats finally impressed
upon the offending helmsman that he was
outrageously careless, and the big hulk
turned off to one side. Her big wash,
however, played havoc with the oncom-
Ing crews. Harvard's position on the
course on the eastern side of the river
saved her boat from serious harm, how
ever and impeded her progress, but com
paratively little With the Yale boat
| matters were worse. The blue shell was
almost swamped. Meanwhile the lead,
which she had so carefully nourished
through the race, was ruthlessly snatched
away by the Harvard boys, AMI a few
| seconds later the Harvard youngsters
| crossed the line winners by two and a
half lengths.
The time was a record breaker on the
Thames, Harvard winning in 9:33h; Yale,
| $40. This record, however, does not
| stand in American intercollegiate rowing,
| but the time made in the triangular fresh
race between Cornell, Harvard and Yale
| at Poughkeepsie in 1897, was: Yale fresh
men. 9:19h; Harvard freshmen. 9:24; Cor
! nell freshmen 9:29 Time: