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

the colossal stupidity and incompetence OF the
Central Vermont Railroads management vi ,o
observation train for the varsity race Inc
nostnonement TO che afternoon OF the fee"
man and substitute races. for which only '"e
NewUaven road ran an observation tram h"'-
uraIIy made a postponement of the varsity '"to
necessary Did this obvious situation appea, -"
the supposed intelligence of the Cen'rai
mont officials? Not bit Of it.
SPECTATORS oUTRAGEOUsbY TREATED
While the Harvard freshmen were still strus
Cling for the lead. which they eveh'udn' w.
.a,red tho red tame slaves IN the Centrai
,or. station were already sending out '"e,'
observation train for the varsity race 49,
tng 10 schedule. needless of the fact 'ha' NJ
dreds of the holders Of their tickets "eie :"
other train watching the struggle Oh inc 49,
sters. oblivious that the referee anu ~ IN. -
ciaIs had not finished their oulles W." -
s-x,o, rece and that the rival obserVat'o"
train was not yet made up. Out "e' ~ r.
,ust the same and passed up the ri'ei 90
freshmen. referee and would-oe
were coming down. taking hait 'hei z,na
for n dreary wait of an hour ana nan 80
a, blank waste of water at the Po9'' -
Having the other half. who had aire"N' -,
their good money for worthless ucAe''' -,
their heels in New-London while the gre"
test they had come from all parts VI INV o,,
try TO see was fought out loui mn orord-
Could imbecty do worse? Couio d"
,,,,,o No more outrageously treated?
The Vale men are quietly leaving 'o""
-. uarvards triple victory has stunned
,he,n To lose both four-oared ana lresi,''a"
races would be a rather bitter pill nU'
o.,,e u that these lusty giants from Ne"
,,or vbo had the strength Of iron IN theii ''e
lies and who had rowed together every va! ~
,bree months. had dropped 10 'he i'A
~. race was only quarter hnisheo anu -
endangered Harvard again? Ihese 'e
questions that are hard TO answer nh
IT.. Z, the Yale men asked, because DoO
~ook and Bob Cook ways were put a''uo =,
war that the crew lost so oadiy vi
.hat the Yale oarsmen were 100 oee'''
- .,,ao,sb7 OR could It be that Harvard hau
. wonaerfully good crew? Perhaps there N"s
,,,t,a NJ all OF those causes woven ih'o
Fate II was quite natural, as the COACH "a""U
Act himself has admitted this season. ina ne"
nroblems and situations arose during Tue '" "''''
tina, he had TO work out himself "i'iou' pa
v,ous experience as coach. perhaps lie '''"''
one or two mistakes 49,
No ooach's judgment can be lhlaiHOie '
ers, war and Yale men have only gratitude
Yale's possible suggishness' that was Cei 'aI.'-
something that Harvard had counted uPoh'
While the Yale crew rowed very fast al tlines'
4, took a great effort TO get them started Ahey
we're stronger but not so wiry, nervous ana
ouIck 10 their coxswain's appeal
HARvARDs SURPRISING EXCELLENCE.
But whether there any flaw IN 1aie Ut
not there was surprising excellence IN nai
wards boat SUFFICIENT to have won race from
a considerably faster crew than Els DIX u
seven lengths Of open waterfall II SIX 10 oe
conservstive-is n pretty long distance and rep
resented in time between 20 and 80 seconds.
Harvard's shell had not been speeding
through the water the first half mile oelole
tho Harvard coach sat back and heaved a sign
OF relief The boys have hit 1t off all right
he said We'll win" That meant that the
acme of form and speed OF which Harvard had
shown herself capable more than once had been
reached in IT, great struggle. and the CRIMSON
rowing peaagogues felt that the race was safe
Harvards signal triumph will be regarded by
many as a vindication OF the neao Harvard
method of choosing the men late in he season
as opposed TO Yale's system of selecting the
eight early and having them row together for
long season Coach Storrow. of Harvard
thought that he could get harder work out OF
his men and get better oarsmen on the whole
by making the first selection very late. And
It was only about three weeks ago that the
Harvard eight as 1t rowed to-day finally
wants tonight