The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30

Harvard Substitutes Captured
the Third Event by Six Lengths-
Tasting the Sweets of Victory
After Eight Years of Defeats.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 29.-Har-
ward won all of the boat races today
three victories over Yale in three hours
and the western sky glowed crimson this
evening when the Harvard varsity crew
pulled over the finish line six and
half lengths ahead of Yale. After eight
years of defeat the students Of Cam
bridge are tasting the sweets of success.
Harvards university eight won from
Yale over a four-mile course, by six and
a half lengths in 20:52. Harvard's fresh
men eight won from Yale over a two
mile course by two and half lengths,
in 9 minutes, 3S12 seconds Harvard's
substitute four won from Yale over a
two-mile course, by six lengths, in 10
minutes and 81 seconds. The Harvard
crews rowed a magnificent exhibition of
the English stroke, coupled with some
features of the stroke pulled by Wis
consin, and Coach McConville, of Wis
consin, who saw the race, said:
If Harvard's crew in today's form had
been at Poughkeepsie, I am afraid they
would have given US all a hustle for
first place"
Yale has greatly modified the Cook
stroke. and the boat did not go today
as it did when the famous coach was
there. The races were rowed in almost
ideal water and wind, and clear skies.
The course was badly policed, boats get
ting into the lane and steamers kicking
up swells after the race had started.
Haravrd, in the varsity race, very near
ly collided with number of small boats
at the finish, and a heavy swell impeded
Yale.
The varsity race was prettily rowed,
but the defeat was crushing. Yale, how
ever, rowed gamely to the finish, The
freshmen effort was mighty and spIen-
did one up to the last eighth of a mile,
when Harvard's superior staying powers,
coupled with an unfortunate obstruction
of the course of the Yale youngsters by
large steamer, worked for Harvard's s
advantage, and sent the 1902 men of Har-
ward across the line two lengths ahead
of Yale. Both of these races were post
pOASu 4IOLI lIle ana were rOWed
about an hour after they had been
scheduled for the afternoon. There was
little or no betting.
After the race Capt Francis L. Hfg-
ginson, of Harvard, and Capt Frederick
w. Allen, of Yale, were reelected by the
respective crews.
SPLENDID START
About 6:15 o'clock the Yale varsity crew
left the float at Broad View, closely fol-
lowed by the oarsmen OF Harvard, from
Red Top. Ten mini tee later the men had
received their Instructions from the ref
eree's yacht, had backed into their posi-
uons at the stert, and were waiting for
the word. With extreme caution Ref
cree Mecklam assured himself that both
crews were ready, and with last war.l-
inG query: Are you ready?' fired the
pistol shot which sent the two crews off
In the big race of the day. The water
was as calm and placid as an inland lake
The crews roWed usual, in tagged
lines, the blues occupying the central
course, the crimson the western Har-
ward took the water first, but Yale was
close after, and the Two eights started on
their journey practically on even terms
1he New Haven crew put up a stroke of
81 to the minute, the Harvard men set
tied down and pulled beautifully at Sc;
Harvard kept to 36 and Yale had drop
ped her clip to the same figure, and with
perfect rhythm the two crews pulled in
unison The eight brown backs came
forward and back together. The reach.
pull and recovery were simultaneous in
both shells, and as the two boats pulled
with noses and rudders exactly even, they
looked as if they might be mechanically
connected and pulled by united hands
Just before the half mile was reached
Yale seemed to put more power into her
stroke hQ ipti -
an advantage. Harvard apparently paid
no attention to this unimportant change
in positions and rowed steadily on Ac-
cordingly, at the half mile flag the nose
of the blue shell was trife in the van
giving Yale a lead of perhaps an eighth
of length. The first flag, however, had
hardly been passed when Harvard spurt-
ed and Yale dropped her stroke one point
and the Harvard boat came up on even
terms.
HARVARD TAKES LEAD.
Reaching down for the mile the Yale
ccXswain swerved slightly from his true
course, and directly after the mile flag
had been passed Harvard took the lead
which she was not to surrender through
out the race. Yale, whose men had IN
to this point been rowing beautifully. in
dulged In little freaky Workmanship
and Harvard stole away. During the next
sweeping gracefully through the water
at a rate and style which fairly lifted the
shell from the water, and in this short
stretch she increased her lead to a full
length. Looking down the course the
Yale steerer saw his rivals pulling stead
lily away, and he frantically called on his
men to hit it up. They responded and
increased the rate two points, rowing SO
to the minute. Harvard, in the mean
while, had been rowing "a, and after
watching Yale a few strokes Capt Hig-
ginson concluded that Harvard's "a was
as telling as Yale's sc, and he refused to
respond to Yale's effort.
At this point the Harvard men did the
pTettiest rowing Of the day, and among
those on board the official boats it was
the unanimous opinion that no finer piece
of work had ever been seen on the
Thames Notwithstanding YaIe's speed
Ter stroke they found it impossible to
overcome the Harvard lead. During this
squirt the Harvard shell actually gained
another half length, and proceeded ia
make it two full lengths in an amazingly
short period. Yale temporarily surren-
dered, and dropped from thirty-six ia
thirty-two strokes to the minute, while
Harvard condescendingly lowered her
stroke to thirty-three.
YALE BEATEN.
At the two-mile flag the Cambridge
boat was fairly flyinR through the wafer