The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-10
1884 p. m.

Hawaii had two representatives in
the harvard Yale fres.lIa. .oat race
at New London. Conn, on June 70.
Charles HartWell, son o. Gen. "A. y.
narlW ell of honolulu roweu bow in the
victorious harvard crew Wine RoDert
Bond, son OF Il. q. Bond OF konala, Ha-
Maii, was coXswain of the Yale boat.
SO the news OF the victory OF the Har-
ward freshman crew was received witn
-OES.Gerapie interest her. Yale won
the Varsity race, for Har, ard stroke,
harding, who had takeh tie place of
Captain HIgBinSon at the last moment
collapsed a half mile from the finish.
HarVard's victory in the four-oar and
freshmen races compensated the GRIM
son somewhat for the loss Of the ma n
event.
geographic dispatches describing the
freshmen race say:
The FRESHMEN contest was something
of a disappointment to tAe New Haven
men, for the Yale you ssters had been
picked as winners. 1Ls-edd, Harvard
show ed them the rudder for two miles
and the event was something in the ma
ture of procession.
The CRIMSON tipped cars caught the
water on jump at the S, art and fairly
lifted the shell forward. For ten strokes
it was a case of dig and get away, and
vixen Harry ard settled down to the race
she led the Yales by half a length. The
lads from Massachusetts got the race
N hand at the outset and rubbed 1t in
at every stroke. Harvaids first few
strokes were at a 40 clip while Yale de-
liberately pulled 30. Once well started
Harvard dropped to 80 and Yale to SO.
Open water showed between the two
shells before quarter of mile had
been travelled. At the half-mile Har-
ward was two lengths ahead. with her
craft drawing away. a quarter of a
mile further down the course it began
to look like a Walk-over.
With the race half finished Harvard
spurted to thirty-five strokes, but Yale
chung to thirty-two. The Crimson boys
entered the lane of yachts approaching
the finish at the bridge with a rush. and
swept down the course in grand style.
Yale was rowing beautiful stroke and
gained tritle in the next quarter. In
the stretch Yale made a desperate eff
fort to pull up. and d d well enough I'M
til the Harvard stroke caught on"
Then the prospective victors hit it up
again and tore across the line a win
ner by five and one-half lengths.
Official time of the Freshmen eights:
Distance. Harvard. Yale.
Han mile ............. 2:lO ZIG
one mile ............. 5:3S 5:53
One q one-half miles $50 9:07
Two miles ......... 1901 1919 2-5
In the Varsity race the crews caught
the water together and Harvard soon
pulled aEeac crossing the half mile line.
had nearly three-fourths of
length lead. AT the mile however, Yale
had evened matters up and soon began
to creep ahead until she had nearly u
length to the good. She held that posi-
ton for rnile and a half and then
Harvard got down to business and soon
she was even with Yale and pulled
slowly ahead, despite the desperate eff
forts of the boys in blue. Harvard was
leading by half a length. Suddenly
there came break In the Crimson
eight. Something was wrong with the
stroke. His oar failed at
times to strike the water. A few sec
Onds later the Harvard boat quivered
and trembled. Up went Hardngs oar
and over toppled his exhausted body.
CoXswain Wadleigh pulled his rudder
ropes sharply to one side and shouted
to his men, who did Their best 20 re-
ieve the lOpsidedness of their machine
with its four to three oars. The beau
tiful craft swerved wildly to one side
and cries of chagrln and disappoint-
ment We're raised.
Poor Harding, the boy who was I'M
der the strain of the responsibility |
placed upon his shoulders by Capt, Hg- |