The sun., 1900-06-29

The Harvard four. two of the men wearing
White English rowing caps, soon pulled across
ths river from the bOathouse 10 the start They
were big, brawny men. and their coxsWaln easeu
them up now and then 0s they swept ther sharp-
nrOWed shell through the dancing waves faI
no the river the ale four with bared backs and
rfiatepipg oars came hurrying down the iine'
The men were. rowing In pretty FORM, ana so
the Yale crowd on the train, more than hall a
mile away, broke into the antiquated frog
chorus The wind was blowing up stream with
ever-increasing vigor, and the white caps began
10 aprear here and there, which worried tne
rowing sharps and made them look for an al
most sure p0stponemsnt But the prompiness
with which the fo,lr-oared crews reached the
starting dories made postponement out OF the
question. and the referee soon decided TO send
them away While the men were getting ready
the freshmen crews got into the Launches, ana
the shells were towed down TO the navy yard
where the youngsters were to begin their race
at the conclusion OF the fOur-oared event III
looked then as II II would be- impossible TO row
the Varsity race until about sunset. ana there
was much disappointment expressed by those
who were hoping to get home early,
At Ii.4O o'clock as the fOurs were waiting Tor
the signal 10 get under way the referee steamed
up and issued instructions as TO how he would
start the shells. II was noticed that th" boats
we're not supplied with washboards. which was
expected TO work as dlsadvantaee ~ V'eW 2,
he choppy water farther down stream, ale
ad the position next to the western bank OF ne
iver in comparatively smooth water while
soon "r as the sT referee fer finished his little lecture he
yelled through his megaphone;
Are you ready, ialep"
Yes" was the prompt reply.
Are you ready. Harvardy"
"yes all ready"
HARVARD OFF WITH THE LEAD.
Then raising a shining revolver, the referee
ed shot that not only echoed back and forth,
also put both crews IN action and got the
,rvaton train under way WI WIN an a i]IIinp Inp
4 the water the Cambridge men TOOK an IN
tate lead With IA quick, powerful stroke
-eemcd TO make the spoon oars bend double.
rimson oarsincn soon got an nd dlantaS" that
the Yale men on train and aioat LOOK
st. The Harvard crew began with the
'thest kind Of wa,ermanshp conslderins
,cOndiiOn of the river, whereas lHIe
Srowed raggedly a. II the men were 81 ghtiy
,led Yalc's stroke was long, deliberate and
T. Harvards was snnbpy ana last the
IN at the same time handling the onrs with
.ch deNterity that there was no spiashlhg
ospeak of and from the catch TO The END OF eacl
sweep there was a world Of power. Harvard
started of with 80 strokes to the minute and
Yale pulled ~. When 100 Yards had be'n
covered Harvard was leading by good halt @
length Both were rowing WIN Ismarkao,e liable
and AT times II seemed TO be lcthargic
Harvards form improved after quarter
Of a mile had been covered aud AT ths point
II looked to the experts to be- u hopeless task
for Yale. The Blue oar~In"n we're plucky, but
in style. however. and general behavior they
were overnatchcd. A. farrards lead was
Increased to "A length AT the first hali mlle the
cheers from the observation train rang out
In one long roll that filled the boys in the Grim
son shell with superhnman strength They
pulled away AT the oars as II they had an en-
pire at stake and with every stroke they
further demonstrated that they were masters
Of the situation. The Yale crew was rowing
slower than ever at this point. the stroke having
dropped to thirty. harvard's time az the half
was 500 while Yae's was BIB, indicating a
good open length between the boats.
swHLIs FROM A REVENUE CUTTER ENCOUNTERED.
As they bowled along it was suddenly noticed
that the revenue cutter Dallas was iisslng
about a half mile down the river ana that
quite q wash was waiting for the crews. The
more t!id thought that there might be a cap
size but they received assurance that nothing
to meet the waves In less time than 1t takes
to relate the facts, the Harvard shell encount-
cred the first swell. The nose Of the. craft cut
through II like "a knife and "A few sturdy strokes
took the boat through without more than a
pailf>ll OF water being shipped. Yale's four
did not have TO meet such a great disturbance
for the coxswain steered wide and got around
the swell. In the meantime Harvard's lead
was slowing increasing and at the mile IL was
q length and half. Harvards time was $50.
and Yale's e:37. Harvards stroke was two
points higher at all stages but not long after
that Yale began to row in q much improved
form and with more dscernible power. The
Blue shell was slightly handicapped. though.
by Door steering. The water was rougher
and the wind had freshened into quite alittls
Nearing the mile and half flag Yale began
aTy, for Harvard, with the same me- powerful.
snappy stroke that had carried the she'll TO the
front from the start continued TO keep safe
lead, which, barring accidents, would be main
tanned TO the end. The crews had neared the
eastern bank of the river now and the people
on the observation train could look down into
the two boats Harvard men were taking the
victory Of their four-oared crew with consid-
cradle stoiclsm for there was not wild out
burst Of noise from Crimson throats on the
other hand. Yale's supporters were constantly
cheering and urging their representatives to
keep at their task to the dying point
HARVARD WINS by THREE LENGTHS.
Harvard, rowing 80 TO the minute finished the
mile and a half in 1908. Yale passing the flags
in 1913. little more than two lengths TO the bad
The form OF the Crimson crew was excellent
when IL Is taken into consideration that there
was a choppy sea on and the wind was stronger
Svery minute Yale was not getting any great
amount of speed in her boat, though the four
hit up the stroke and pulled II through hard
as they knew how, The Harvard coxswan
boat over in Yale's water. but with a twist of
the tiller ropes he swerved back again where he
belonged, From this point TO the finish Har-
YARDS YARDS power Eas nsnnW sTMtep and man before The
leaped over the water. Yale had no chance to
catch up and the men in the New Haven boat
made matters less encouraging by showing
signs Of distress, Harvard then drew away
and with beautiful execution crossed the finish
line of the navy yard winner by three lengths
What few steam vessels were anchored there
set up footing with their whistles, while the
crowd on the train made plenty of noise The
Yale oarsmen were pretty well tired out for
the moment they ceased rowing the coxswan
began splashng water on them. The Harvard
crew. on the other hand, was in no distress
The Cambridge men rOwed after the Referees
boat and asked what the official time was They
were informed that they had covered the two
miles in 1922. while Yales time was 1895 2-5.
That was slow! exclaimed the Harvard
coxswain as he started after tho launch John
Howard with the idea of being towed back
to quarters. As the four moved OF slowly the
coxswain suddenly called out.
LET er run! fellows give cheer for the
Yale four"
The i've Harvard men promptly gave the nine
customary "'rahs" and compmented Yale by
substituting the name of that university In
came responsive and there was quick, sincere
cheer for old Harvard These little co,,r-
tesies over with. the fours s,ed on their oars
70 see the freshmen crews start on their journey
from the navy yard dow 10 the bridge where
the big fleet of yachts and steamers were wait
inS to see some sport
FRESHMEN ROW TO STARTING LINE.
Haryard's first victory of the day had served
to work up the Boston crowd and there was
something like old-time enthusiasm when the
freshmen appeared rowing out To the starting
dories with bursts of speed that showed finish
and expertness. Probably no freshmen in
recent years have turned out two such mtiscu-
lar eights as those that came bowling alOnr
through the miniature white caps and soon 10
be within gunshot Of the busy referee. The
crews averaged 40 pounds, which is unusually
heavy, and as they rested on their oars old
timers said they were big and strong enough
- pull a terrific race from start TO finish Yale
las a favorite with the sharps. Even Dave
sity who prepared the Cambridge youngsters
told his friends that so far as form and water
manship were concerned Harvards freshmen
would not cut much OF figure.
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