The sun., 1900-06-29
that they had a tougher Job on their hands than
anybody had predicted.
YALE TAKES THE LEAD.

that they had a tougher Job on their hands thar
anybody had predicted.
YALE TAKES THE LEAD
Stroke for stroke the crews hurried along 7.
time the sickness OF the Yale eight was appar::
ent With magnificent swing and clean-cut
blade work the New Haven oarsmen 9ye, sn9yeo
their shell to the front Mas svo2d n9t msn sSw
the change In the situation and looked gum. IN
Yale supporters saw 1t and began TO dance ior
Joy. When the Blues shot past the nag n ~, T.,
1857 This was the beginning Of the real strain
that proved too much for Harvard fale
speed was even increasing now and HARVARD
was forced to show more power ana S sPeSa Sovn y,
To a minimum. ,,
Yales boat was travelling as II propelled by
n screw There was not the slightest larrihg
The men caught the water In machine-like uni
son, pulled their oars through To the proper
limit and then recovered with a movement
that made the eyes Of old rowing men dance.
II was crew that had been developed 70 beat
the big, muscular fellows from CamDridse.
who rowed away so easily from the Bue last
year. II was crew that had listened to the
instructions OF Coach Gallaudet and was NOW
1t was a crew composed of samy. desperate
men who were prepared to row Harvard 10
standsnl
II was almost the same state Of affairs with
the Harvard eight except that the men were
without their captain and were being plloted
by a green stroke oar. who was game 70 me
core. even II he was not so experienced IN me
Harvard had the grit and that was shown i'm
mediately. A spnrt by Harding made ms
comrades work like Trojans; The Haryard l,i
shell had increased speed put into II opt Iae ae
such gruellne struggle and the air was so
oppresslvely hot that there were some lew
signs of distress as they approached the two, two,
Ia .-l. Vol. trElEa nnF mn
and the coxswain threw several handsful OF
water in his face.
yale is being beaten down by sheer bull
sax ,Se 5ha srSse sas ssas
and the shell was bowling along as merrlly as
ever. The incident. however, served TO MAKE
the New Haven crowd dreadfully nervous.
for they did not know when to expect another
collapse. Harvard men all this time were
watching Harding with critical eyes he
had shown remarkable ability under the most
played a tendency, 70 weaken. A. the two
mile flag was passed Yale had less than length
the better Of it in 1881. Harvard was two
seconds behind and the men were rowing a q
was stroke for stroke again at 49, and Har-
ward was hanging on like bulldog.
BOTH CREWS SHOW A KILLING PACE.
A finer and more exciting race had not been
seen upon the Thames in years. and the crowd.
hoarse from constant cheering. was now look
finish, anybody could see that. and the question
was which crew would give In first. SO fast
and killing was the pace that II Is a wonder that
some Of the men did not drop over on their
faces. The sun was beatin down with burning
fierceness upon the heads Of the oarsmen and the
heat was suffocatng. Still the crews rowed on.
mindful of ,,.. only one thinsvictory and its
they swept. To those on shore. and there
were thousands il was impossible TO tell which
crew was ahead. The cioseness OF the race
I'D s,t.A Nhna
citement along the river bank was soon as
great as that upon the trains.
The two-me-and-a-half mark was reached
by Yale In 1929, with Harvard olnging, on In
i2s1. There was a difference OF short length
between the shells and Cambridge was still
fighting TO get up Harding, nothing dannted,
hit up the stroke once more. II was heart
breaking effort, but il was productive Of tenn
porary results that made the Yale men shiver
and caused them to feel that victory was any
thing but a certainty. Yale responded to the
spurt Inch by inch the PROV Of the Crimson
could do. Soon Yale had bare quarter Of a
length advantage and Harvard was still gain
ing. II was race for life and Harding was
up the bss ha and END
hundred yards above the three-mile mark the
Harvard shell was lifted fairly out OF the water
by the tremendous strength Of the crew. IL
shot through the water and was on even terms
with the Yale craft, while the Crimson support
ers were losing their sense.
CRIMsoNs AHEAD AT THRRR MILES
Harvard had caught up and was now going
to the front. There was no doubt about This
for with every stroke the prov increased Lead
of leng III and Yale was fighting hard The New
Haven men had never experienced such sensa-
ton before. but they didNot lose their heads.
renewed strength and sand 80 that the shells
raced on with hardly any difference between
them. Another wonderful squirt led by Harding
shot the Harvard boat ahead with a jump.
This time the advantage was hall length.
and Yale representatives were for tho moment,
bewildered. The Yale coxswain again threw
water in the face of his stroke uar. who was
his n men within reach Of the lead Harvard @
had three-Quarters Of a length as the three
mile Tag was reached and had rowed IL in Is 80.
iale was rowing "a stroke in beautiful style
and passed the mark in IS
Harding was still determined TO draw away
and with one more brace the Harvard boat
had length TO the good, II looked as II Yale
pace was beginning to tell on the Blues. several
OF whom were rowing a bit unsteadily.
COLLAPSE OF STROKE HARDING.
But suddenly there was an incident that
caused panic in ilarvard's ranks. Harding
was seen to swing his oar high above the water
and then fall back. the blade sweeping around
and almost striking the coxswain In the head.
II was an indication Of approaching collapse,
but with super human strength he pulled him
Fell IORpTflcT anu ROt Dhtk lUIO UTp Olu StTOka
There was no power in his oar, however That
could be seen from the deck Of the AquiIlo,
which brought NJ the rear Of the accompany
ing fota Half dozen more, strokes and
unconscious. the coxswain showering him
with water The other men in the boat saw
the collapse Of their game stroke oar but they
and kept their lead for the next one hundred
yards, though Harding's oar was trailing in
the water and he was bent up double,
With pure nerve, even though be was help
ing suddenly Strengthened up. lie put his
left hand around behind him and held his slid
ing seat, so that he would not interfere with
No. 7, who was stroking the others with won-
derful pluck. Harding also tried 10 unshlp
his oar but he did not have strength 10 do IL
He mrched back and forth in his seat and came
swain nabbed him by the arm and held him,
while the remainder Of the crew rowed on
Hardngs oar was still dragging and the water
was ,plashling ,,. oyer the rail On all sides the
that no harm might befall the game fellow
who had literally .rowed himself into state
Of nsensbility., For Harding knew. nothing
nent danger Of falling out Of the boat or up
setting the whole crew. Once he revived
because OF the water that was thrown in his
threw R the rest Of the crew out OF kiiier 'pi and
everybody began TO splash, 1t was all over
then, for Yale during this unfortunate state Of
aflarS nad DOunueu mo tne lead, which was
increased with ease. Three miles and half
were finished by Yale in 1929. Harvard fol-
lowing in 1888
YALE FINISHES IN AN EASY MANNER
Fearing that there might be a fatal ending
70 the race if Harding was not looked after.
Coach Storrow ran tn Harvard launch close
TO the crew and followed a few yards away
so that he might be within reach in case OF
an emergency. The cannon were booming
all along the line. the blue flags were waving
as far as the eye could see and the crowds,
barring the Harvard followers were cheer