New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-30

Harvard's great triumph in the big varsity
race overshadowed all the rest, and is complete.
The winning Of the foar -oared and freshman
struggles was naturally most gratifying TO tho
crimson Haunting horde but had they gone
home minus victory in the final and supreme
struggle they would have felt that Harvard
had lost the day.
But not only did the valiant rowers from cam
bridge win the day completely. but they did IT in
such superb and perfect fashion that there is no
word that can praise too highly their wonderful
record. Their Craftsmanship was Of that con-
summate magnificent order that is the ideal OF
all college eights and their condition and power
were without flaw. Yale declared that the
wash Of the steamer Glen Island. which came
near swamping their freshman crew when II
had lead, was responsible for the loss OF the
race and II was certainly great pity that
there should have been good cause for COM
plant At the finish. too occurred mischance
that almost broke the Harvard shell in two
and that would have ended their great work
in disaster II was Of the same nature as that
which occurred al the finish OF the Poughkeepsie
race, when Wisconsin got out OF her course.
But this time it was not the Harvard boat that
got out of the course but the rowboats. crowded
thlcky about the finish. that got in IT, The
Harvard coxswain had the shell, headed every
moment straight for his flag at the finish. But
for hundred yards up the course from the
finish line the small skiffs and sloops had
pressed forward till they lay right across Har-
wards lane. warning shout went UP from the
thousand Harvard throats when plain to be
seen, tho 1knifelike prov of the heaving shell
was see1headed straight for the press of boats
HARVARD CoXswAIN's NERVE
Then came wild scramble to get out Of the
way But the boats were many Of them old
tubs heavily weighted with men and women. and
1t was hard to move them quickly. The Harvard
coxswain showed splendid nerve. He waited
until the last possible moment, and then swerved
the long shell to the left. Not moment too
soon. for the crimson-tipped oars missed the
hulking craft by less than foot. 1t was the
have been ruined
The town tonight simply cannot contain the
Harvard contingent. This is the first time that
they have won the varsity struggle since 1891.
and they are trying to crowd into a single night
all those celebrations for hopes and victories
that in past years had been shattered so relent-
lessly AS Yale put It: You Harvard
men don't win often. but when you do, you rub
it in. Heavens! One. two. three-not a thing
left for u.s." And ne whistled a mournful dirge
through his teeth
The story Of the day runs about like this: AZ
10 o'clock the crowd, which at that early hour
Of the morning consisted Of ultra Harvard and
Yale enthusiasts, took the train for the four
Dared and freshman races They had no sooner
reached the starting points than the announces
ment was made that the two races were post
poned till afternoon on account Of rough water.
Then the crowds piled back into town for .
brief space of time, in which they grew more
and more excited over the possibilities that lay
shrouded in the coming hours.
At o'clock. again there a rush for the
one observation train that for the minor
races. This sped quickly up the foufm course
from the head OF which the four -oared crews
started
HARD LUCK FOR YALE.
In this race, Harvard jumped to the lead e
the first stroke. and never in danger II
was "cinch' from first to last. Yale had noe
locked for victory. however and so smiled In
diligently at Harvards enthusiasm.
Then came the freshman race. down stream.
from the Navy Yard. This was beautiful con-
test and in many ways remarkable. Yale had
a slight lead at the mile point, which Harvard
was cutting down. Then at the one-half mile
flag. the Glen Island. crowded with excursion
lists sent its wash against the Yale boat and
bothered the oarsmen sorely. Just here. too.
Harvard made brilliant spurt which carried
her TO the front, and there she stayed.
The varsity struggle always the last and
greatest OF the day, for which the onlookers re-
serve their quickest heartbeats and shortest
breaths was the next thing on the programme.
This was a fierce and screaming struggle for
the first mile The Harvard crew. rowing like q
machine then went TO the front, and from that
time on the Yale coxswain was the only man In
the Ellis boat that caught another glimpse OF
the Crmsons flashing Harvard won the
race by a good six lengths and Yale was badly
done up That the end OF the racing. The
fun for the Harvard men. however. II noise be
a criterion. seemed TO be only just beginning.
There was one foul blot on what was other
wise a day OF perfect enjoyment. and that was
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