Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-06

ward won all the boat races yesterday
three victories over Yale in three
hours. After eight years of defeat the
students from Cambridge tasted at
last the sweets of victory. Harvard
won over the four-mile course. Har-
wards freshmen eight won from Yale
over the two-mile course by two and
half lengths in minutes S312 sec
onds, and Harvard's substitute four
won from Yale over the two-mile course
by six lengths in 10 minutes and 81 sec
onds. The Harvard crews roWed a
modification of the English stroke,
coupled with some features OF the
stroke pulled by Wisconsin. Yale
greatly modified her English stroke.
The races were rowed in almost ideal
water and under clear skies. The
freshmen and substitute races were
postponed from the forenoon and rowed
late: in the afternoon.
At about 6:l5 O'Clock the Yale
crew left its floats at Broad View,
closely followed by Harvard for the
great race of the day. Zen minutes
later the men received instructions
from the referees yacht to
back to position at start
and wait for the word The
referee assured himself that both were
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 calm as
an inland lake. The blue occupied the
eastern course and the red the west
ern. Yale caught the water first, but
Harvard was a close second. The
New Haven crew hit up stroke Of
81 to the minute, the men from Cam
bridge pulling beautifully. Al 3:66
Yale dropped her clip to the same tig-
IRE. Just before the first half mile
was reached Yale seemed to put more
power into her stroke and at the mile
flag the nose of the blue shell was a
trifle in the rear. Yale had lead or
an eighth of length. Harvard squirt
ed Yale dropped her stroke one-third
and Harvard came up even. Directly
after the mile flag had been passed
Harvard took the lead which she ala
not surrender throughout the race
During the other half mile the red m
creased her lead full length. Yale
increased her rate, rowing SO 10 the
minute. Harvard was rowing at "a
and still continued that. At this time
the Harvard men did the prettiest row.
irg of the day and among the boats
it was thought that no finer work had
ever been seen. At the two-and-a-
half-mile flag it was Harvard's advan-
tage by three clear lengths. Yale I'M
dertook to fight the fate which seemed
certain, but the race had gone too far
and Harvard passed the three-mile flag
five lengths in the lead. Reaching sor
the fourth fae, the tide caught Har-
ward and swerved it, but Harvard
crossed the finish rowing beautifully
six-and-a-h half lengths to the good.
Yale finished in fairly good shape.
Harvard's time was 90 minutes, % is
seconds; Yale's q minutes, Is seconds.
Harvard's time: one mile, 5:O7 ~;
two miles, 10:17; three, 1896; finish,
20:52 Is
The course was badly qoliced, boats
getting into the lane and a steamer
kicking up swells after the race started.
Harvard in the varsity race nearly col
lided with a number OF small boats
and a heavy swell impeded Yale.
The varsity race was PRETTY rowed,
but Yale's defeat was crushing. Yale
however, rowed gamely to the finish
and neither crew showed signs of DIS
tress. The contest between the substl-
tutes constituting the varsity tours
was like the varsity eight,
procession with Harvard six full
lengths ahead. Harvard at once
iumped to the lead which
never was wrested from her. Yale
rowed less easy than Harvard. Har-
ward crossed the line a winner by six
lengths.
The freshman effort was migh'y
and splendid one up to the last eighth
Of a mile when Harvard's superior
STAYING powers, coupled with an unfor-
tunate obstruction of the course OF the
Yale youngsters by large steamer
worked for Harvard's advantage and
sent the 1902 men of Harvard across
the line two lengths ahead OF Yale.
Harvard was first 10 find the wa
ter. but It was a false start,
for No. in the Harvard shell
raised his hand. He had jumped
his slide. The boats again manoeu-
vered for position. and at 4:56
they were steady and were sent away.
Yale took . rowing fine. Harvard
too. was pulling in good style. AS the
Yale shell nearly reached the finish
flag Il was seen that an excursion
steamer was coming up the river d.
rectlv in the course She was finally
turned off to one side Her wash,
however, played havoc with the on
coming crew. Haryards position
saved her boat from serious harm and
her progress was impeded but compare
lively little. With Yale mat
ters we're much worse. The
blue shell was almost swamped; bar
rels Of water spread and the crew lost