The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-29
YALE won THE
EIGHT DARED RACE
Harvard's Stroke Collapsed Before
the Goal Was Reached.
YALE LOST THE OTHER EVENTS.
uhc Freshmen Contest Was :. Dis
pointment 10 tho New Haven Men,
as They Thought Yale Was
n Sure Winner.

N--w LONDON, June 2s.-Yaie won the
.:sht-osr,5i Varsity shell race TO-DAY
bea,:,lF. fservard by about s;N lengths,
With the four-oared and freshmen races
won. and handsomely won too, ara Win q
lead. when nearing the finish in the Dig
VARSITY event. defeat came TO Harvard
In sudden and unexpected manner.
Harding the stroke who had replaced the
disabled Captain fiirsinson, collapsed pc
fore the 81 mile flag was reached. ana
Harvard finished with seven oarsA SO iha1
Yale was a hollow victor
The four-oarea race, as was expected.
proved rather an easy victory for Harvard,
.t.ns crimson sI,ts took the lead at the
s,lap OF the pistol and had no difficulty
IN teenins II; The official time: Harvard.
1S..2e; Yale. 1925 2-3.
The freshman contest was something u
disappointment 10 the New Haven men.
for the Yale youngsters had been picked
as winners. Instead Harvard showeo lheti
The r1dder and the event was something
In the nature OF procession: oiiic'ai
time. Harvard. lo:Gl: Yale. 12:l9 20.
A GOOD START
The river was smooth pond waen
the Varsity eight appeared at 4:lo: me
pistol was fired For the third time in the
day Harvard dug into the water iirst ana
the prov Of her boat forged ahead. me
start however. was an admirahle one, ana
so little was there 70 choose between the
two that only those on the official boats
were able 10 credit Harvard vita the ad-
vantage which was really hers.
i When the rush of the start had given
syyay to the four mile gait both crews were
pulling thirty-six to the minute Inc
half-nile flag was reached with rush,
and the official timers had it that Har-
ward was then one and three-TiLh Sec
pnds ahead OF her rival.
AS the mile was approached the nose
of the New Haven boat poked itself to
the fore Harvard was ready with
squirt. however. and the two boats shot
the mile flag on exactly even terms, &C
cording to the official watches Inc
racers sped forward in amazing style.
but as they entered upon the second mile
the Ellis applied little of their reserve
power. Beford Harvard was aware OF II.
her rivals We're three-quarters OF
sength in font Harvard still rowed
rhirty-two strokes. while Yale had drop
ped TO Ihirty-one and had gained in spite
pf it
At the two miles Yale. rowing thirty
two, led Harvard by nearly a length. II
began to look like Yale victory
HOT PACE.
Harvard's stroke, Harding. who took
Captain Higginson's place after the lat
tiers accident on Saturday last, increased
the crimson's stroke with a rush which
bade fair to take his colleagues off their
nerves Yale undertook to meet this
squirt. but the pace was too hot and Yale
wisely decided to husband her strength
Tor later calls.
Inch by inch Harvard pulled up. then
foot by foot, and at the three mile flag
the Harvard shell went to the fore for
the first time since she had lost the lead
ct the start. Harvard was leading by
half length. Suddenly there came a
break n the crimson eight, something
mas wrong with the Cambridge stroke.
His car failed at times to strike the
water. -
"A few seconds later the Harvard boat
uuivered and trembled. Up went Hard
1ng's oar and over toppled MS exhausted
body. Yale crossed the line a winner by
six good lengths. and a So seconds ahead
pf Harvard.
The official time was: Yale, 21:12 IS;
Harvard. q: 81 "a