The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-29
HOLLOW VICTORY.



Continued from Frst rage
reached with rush, the ofnc1al timers
had 1t that Harvard was then one ana
three-fifths seconds ahesd OF her rival.
Both were rowing cleaniy ana strongly
at q 81 clip. grander sight In acquatics
was never presented than that offered
In the battle between the two slender
shells. Between the half and the three
quarters, however, there seemed 70 De
trouble with No. In the Harvard eight.
In the distance 1t looked like broken
slide, but q was soon at 10 again ana
with just the same rhythmic precision
as before.
Yale had gained perceptibiy and as the
mile was approached, the nose OF the
New Haven boat poked itself to the fore
Harvard was ready with squirt, how
ever, and the Two boats shot by the mile
the official watches. The racers sped Tor
ward In amazing style, but as tney en-
tered upon the second miles, the ELS ap-
Piled little OF their reserve power.
Yale hearts thrilled with delight as tine
blue oars pulled to the front and before
Harvard was aware OF II, her rivals
were three-quarters OF a length In 'front.'.
Harvard still rowed w strokes, while
Yale had dropped 10 81 ana nao gained
in spite OF 1t.
Now Yale spurted again. Inls was
met with renewed eHorts ny harvaru'
but Yale chung tenaciously to her lead.
As the two mile point came into view IL
was anyone's race with everything IN
favor OF the crew whose endurance should
prove equal to the terrinc pace.
Spectators ana oiiiciais Were UNANIMOUS
In proclaiming the contest thus Tar the
finest ever seen ON the Thames. several
old oarsmen on the, official boats shook
their heads knowingly ana SAID:
This can never last; one OF those
crews Will XIII ltseiI
AT the Two miles iaie, rowing o., eu
Harvaru Dy nearly Iehgtn. ~ pegan
70 iook n IKE aa,e sao.ory. ia Wa,a
seemed 10 lose some Q, ner snap anu ihie
could not De overhauied curing bne next
nall mile: -,
Inc last nali OF the race was now wen
In nanu anu tnings pegan 70 napFn.
haryaros stroks, narunne' VINO .ook
Oap5. uiggihson p,ace al'er sne la,'s -, :
accident on SUNDAY last, ihcreaseu tne
crimson stroke with rush wnicn pade
iair 10 Jake MS coiIeagues OH tneir nerves
he set terrinc CHI anu inc whoie III.
ward crew WORKED ike demons possesseu:
naie unuereook 70 .heee snIS spurG, W.
the pace was 700 hoe anu laie w,ssy
decided 70 husband her strengtn LOT later
calls. incn py lnch narvaru Puleu up
shen ,oo1 py Ioo1 anu az ene .nIee '' 9
nags tine Harvard smell Weh1 70 the Iore
for the first time since she had lost IL at
the start.
From then on, inciuents came tnicA
and last. Harvard was ieadlng ~ haIi
length: suddenly tnere ca ne preak IN
the crimson eignt All eyes Were 1urneu
on that smell ana IL was seen Inat some
thing was wrong MIN tne Oainpriuge
stroke. his oar iaiieu ~ einie 70 s.r m
the water. ne Is uone, snoueeI the
on-iookers. A lew seconds iater tne Har-
ward boat quiyered ana trempied aiter the
manner OF q pugiiist taxing the iatai
count, UP went Hardlnss oar ana over
TOPPED MS exnaustea pouy. Coxswain
Wadlelgh pulled MS ruuuer ropes Sharply
TO one side ana shouteu TO MS men tne
dire announcement OF the catastrophe.
The seven men oid tneir pest 10 reiieve
the lopsidedness OF the machine with It's
four TO three oars. The beautiful craft
swerved wildly TO one side and cries OF
chagrin and disappointment We're raised
over the waters OF the Thames. Pop
Harding, the boy who was under the
strain OF the responsibility placed upon
his shoulders by tne Higginson mishap,
had rowed himself on, IN that last near
rending effort TO pun up on the faie
shell. The young Spartan, disregarding
the fact that during the last three days
he had lost I'VE pounds, had pulled MS
last ounce and there ne was lying help-
less passenger In shell manned by as
noble a set OF men as ever swept an oar.
Forward he fell into the lap OF his cox
swain and his oar swung Wildly forward
and back, dashed by the water and his
colleagues sweeps. UP he Strengthened
with an heroic effort and again grasped
his oar in pitifui attempt TO get into
the race once more. he went through