The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-30
HARVARD THE WINNER
OF Nil THREE RACES.
Continued From Page One.

blue shell was a trffe In the van. giving
Yale lead OF perhaps an eighth OF a
length. The first nag. however. bad hard
iy been passed when Harvard spurted and
Yale dropped her stroke one point. and the
HARVARD boat came up On even terms.
Harvard Takes the Lead.
Reaching down from the mile, the Yale
coxswain swerved slightly from his true
eousse and directly after the mile flags had
been passed, Harvard took the lead. which
she was not to surrender throughout the
race. Yale. whose men had Up to this point
been rowing beautifully. INDUCED In a
little fresky workmanship and Harvard
stole away.
During the next half mile the crimson
topped oars were sweeping gracefully
through the water at rate and style which
fairly lifted the shell from the water and
In this short stretch she increased her lead
to q full length.
Looking down the course, the Yale steer
er saw his rivals steadily pulling from
him. and he franticaIIy called on his men
to hit It up. They responded. and increas-
ed the rate two points. rowing % TO the
minute. Harvard. meanwhile. had been
rowing steadily al "a. and after watching
Yale a few strokes Capt. Higginson de-
cided that a Harvard ~ was as telling as
"A Yale g. and he refused to respond to
Yaie's squirt.
AT this point the Harvard men did the
pret,iest rowing OF the day. and among
those on board the official boats II was the
unanimous opinion that no finer piece Of
| work had ever been seen on the Thames.
Notwithstanding Yale's speed and stroke.
they found II impossible TO overcome the
| Harvard lead During this very spur. the
Harvard shell actually gained another half
length. and proceeded to make ii two fun
lengths In an amazingly shor, period. Yale
temporarily surrendered. and dropped from
Sc TO 81 strokes to the minute. while Har-
ward condescendingly lowered her stroke
to g.
Yale Tnable to Catch Up.
| At the two-miie flag the Cambridge boat
was fairly flying through the water, her
oarsuen apparently growing stronger.
Yale was rowing well. and improved In the
next half mile. bat for every notch of fine
work that Yale cut out. Harvard gouged
cut two. and at tho two-and-a- half mile
nag II was Harvard's advantage BY three
clean lengths. Yale. with her traditions
and pluck. put In some grueling work.
and undertook to fight bravely the fate
which now seemed certain. But the race
had gone too far. and Harvard. having In
mind the previous thrashings which she
had suffered at Yaie's hands In former
years. proceeded Ia make "A walk-away OF
IT, and at the three-msle nag the race par
took OF all The elements OF PROCESSION.
Harvard had stolen two more lengths from
the Yale boat and was gliding gracefully
aioug. with Yale fve lengths 10 the rear.
Down the Tong lane OF Enthusiastically dec
GRATED yachts gathered at and about the
finish the Harvard eight swung jauntlly.
steadily pulling away from Yale.
SMALL Boat. tn the Way.
Reaching for the finish flags. the tide
caught the Harvard shell and swerved 4,
woefully The little coxsNain had his head
about aim. however and with great skill
worked his way into Inc and shot down to-
ward the judges beat. Here was witness
Ell wretched policing and many small
beats hevsring about the course. 1t cost
Harvard fraction Of length. perhaps,
but Yale. struggling along gamely, had
similar experience. and thu disadvantages
were even
Harvard crossed the finish line In a
whsriwind. rowing beautifully. ave ard
half lengths 20 the good. Yale finished In
fairly good shape, but her men were
somewhat distressed. In terms OF minutes
Harvard hgd won her grand racc in se:Ss.
while Yais crossed the Tire in si:is
The Associated Press time, taken from a
telegraphie start and timed on the Aniss,
line by &. 4. Mctsoayilie, the coach Of the
Wisconsin crew. was @tT5s. and 81 believed
10 sc the accurate time of Harvards
crew.
Sh~afc. OF seattle. with Harvard.
Yale varsity eight this year ia made up
Of weli-tried material. only two men be-
ing without previous varsity crew expert
elcs Both. however. rowud with fresh
man crews Harvard varsity crew this
wear In composed OF men who have had
much rowing experience, although only
two ~f them have been members az prsVi-
Gus university eights Among HarvaTd's
crew is Charles M.not Sacafe. OF Sesttie.
Me rews.i on the Weli's crew lAsS year
and strokea the winning law scheol Weld
this spring.
ng. ANNIE RUSSELL women's c,s-
eases. 81 fftnckisy.