The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-30

three victories over Yale IN three hours
and the Western sky glowed crimson
this evening when the Harvard war
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SHY ere" puifea over the h1llsh line SIX
and half lengths ahead of Yale.
After eight wears of defeat the stu-
dents of conohri.no +,ut;n ~.
toiiis LIE
sweets OF success.
Harvards university eight won from
Yale over . four-n,i,a course hy civ
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anu nan iehsths III ~ minutes ana
81 seconds.
Haryard's freshmen eight won from
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ana hail lensths IN minutes and o312
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 modifi-
cation of the English stroke, coupled
with some features of the stroke pulled
by wisconsin, and Coach McConville of
Wisconsin, who saw the race, said: IF
Harvard's crew, in to-day's form, had
been at Poughkeepsie, / am afraid that
they would given us all a hustle for
first place. t%
Yale has greatly modified the Cook
stroke and the boat did not go to-day
as it did when the famous coach was
there. The races We're rowed in almost
ideal water and wind and clear skies.
The course was badly policed, boats
setting the lane and steamers kicking
up swells after the race had started.
The varsity race was prettily rowed,
but the defeat was crushing. Yale,
however, rowed gamely to the finish
and neither showed signs of distress.
The contest between the substitutes
constituting the varsity fours was, like
the varsity eights, a procession, with
Harvard six full lengths ahead at the
finish. The freshman effort was a
mighty and splendid race in the last
eighth of a mile, when Harvard's su-
perior staying powers, coupled with an
| unfortunate obstruction of the course
of the Yale youngsters by a large
steamer, worked for Harvard's advan-
tage and sent the men of Harvard
across the line two lengths in front of
Yale.
About quarter past o'clock the
yale varsity crew left the float at
BroadView, closely followed by the
oarsmen OF Harvard from Red Top.
Ten minutes later, the men had re-
ceived their instructions from the
| referees yacht; had backed into their
positions at the start and We're wait
ing for the word. With extreme cau-
self that both crews were ready and
with last warning, Are you ready?"
nfed the pistol shot winch sent the two
crews off in the big race of the day.
The water was calm and placid as an
inland lake. The crews rowed as usual
in tiagged lanes, the blue occupying the
eastern course, the crimson the west
ern. Yale caught the water first, but
Harvard was a close second and the
elghts started out on their long jour-
ney practically on even terms. The
New Haven crew hit up a stroke of 81
to the minute the men from Cambridge
pulling beautifully at 36. Harvard
continued rowing at 36 and Yale had
dropped her clip to the same figure and
with perfect rhythm the two crews fell
into strokes at unison. The is brown
backs came forward and backward to-
gether. The catch, the heaye and the
| recover We're simultaneous in both
shells and as the two crafts sped on
with noses and rudders exactly even,
they looked as if they might have been
mechanically connected and propelled