The sun., 1900-06-29

| sir strokes TO the minute and Yale with thirty
! eight Both were splashln9 badly In the ohoppy
| water and the spray few high In the air. IL
looked then as i there might be swarmpinS r nS
| match instead OF a boat race before the enc
| was reached. and for that reason thousaDos
Of eyes were glued TO the fragile racing ma
chimes as they sped on. Harvard had d. the 9
and 2i8 respectively. The Crimson fresh,
men were rowing the same stroke that had
effort with neat handling OF the oars. which
| helped TO get all the force possible into the
blades. As Goodrich said. the vaterlnanship
Sss Gs sS shd E ssy VA psrs sss fe put ss Rs d
| for Yales form was far more skilful. from
any point Of view. but the speed In the boat
The he ns %sn 7ss%sS rshns e aans Slides
10 such an extent that az times they we're al
most knocked on the rolls. Nearing the mile
one.half q the journey haryards adva,i "a snd
the race was then all over. At the mile, to be
| exact, Harvard's time was 6:3s. while aie
| crossed the mark In 555 -,
| dent occurred. and Harvard men on the train,
! on the yachts, on the steamboats, and even on
| land were screaming OFT peans OF exceeding
| Joy. 1t was an unexpected triumph and there
| were mans who hoped that II meant clean
,, sweep for the day. Yale men were bluer thar,
| indigo, They could not understand and
at their crew struggling along in the rear of the
| flying freshmen from Cambridge and groaned
inwardly: Perhaps some Of them thought OF
Harvard tie laughing stock Of the, rowing
Cook had never left New Haven. fol, this defee,
was a roqt SO humiiiaung 70 tue Blue that II
And 40 the crews plugged along In the waves
until II was seen that Harvard. in bearing down
upon the one-mlle-and.a-haf marx was loving ~
with ease and deliberaton The New Haven
men had not given i up and their coxswain was
urging them with all the power OF his lungs
HARVARD FINISHES FIVE LENGTHS AHEAD.
Striking a patch of smooth water at the be.
ginning OF the lane between the rows OF
anchored craft, the Harvard crew spurted That
was the signal for the usual firing Of cannon
and the shrieking Of men. for it was Harvard
victory sure enough. impressive ana unex-
pected in the extreme Al one mile and a
half Yale braced again. The stroke was made
more vigorous and the advantage of the GRIM
sons was reduced to four lenG and hall
what did that matter so long as Cambridge
was ahead? Harvard's time for this distance
was $50, Yale being seventeen seconds later,
booming ovation for HARVARD. The young
sters put increased strength into their stroke
and their shell romped along at great rate.
The observation train had steamed & Onto onto the
flags were everywhere while the colors Of
Yale DROPPED de dssFTGdssnb Fsnlss HSTyard
distress. The water was like glass In that
vicinity. and the Crimson concluded their
effort, in blaze Of glory Five open lengths gNr.
but with the necessary speed still lacking. 1t
was triumph TO be proud of and OF course
the winners were heroes Harvards time
was ~ Oi a. against 1919 2-6 for the New Haven
eight. When the, crews stopped rowing
their launches picked them M and were soon
hurrying up the river 10 quarters. where the
crack 'Varsitios were waiting for their turn
10 measure blades.
VARSITY FIGHTS GET READY.
As the referees boat got up 10 Gales Ferry
the wind had worked up such turbulent sea
that il was deemed advisable to wait bit.
Black Clouds streaked with binding flashes
OF forked lightning, had come up from the
northeast and storm seemed imminent The
observation trains were at the depot and both
were taking on passengers as fast as the latter
could climb aboard. The idea of receiving
awettns from the sky did not deter the pretty
women from making the trip, and soon the trains
waved wave The the college coiors. Nobody wanted a
sheered off to the northwest there was feel
ing Of intense relief. With the retreat Of the
clouds went the wind, which had been play
ing hSyoS all dH ns cnopRy waGss Ge
were delighted SO were the Officials, who
hurried to the quarters at Red Top and mott
fled Harvard to get ready The Cambridge
men went into their boathouse and we're out
on the float the next moment, bearing their shell
upon their shoulders. II was launched in
a jiffy and the men got into II with gllgerly
megaphone in hand. and gave a few last in
strictions Harding, the stroke oar. gave
him assurance that all would be we'll. and the
cheer. Cheer Then when all was ready the crew
pushed away from the float and began 10 row
across the river at a stunning clip Referee
in n esSRe bs
he cried TO the Yale men:
we are going to row the Varsity race "a
soon as possible wish you would get ready
"Hurrahl" was the only response from the
Yale men, who came tumbling down TO their
boathouse pell-mell. They seemed TO be over
Of of the two other crews, and in less than five
minutes they had launched their shell and were
climbing into il. With graceful stroke the
crew was soon flying over the smooth surface
OF the river down to the starting line, The
observation trains had arrived ahead Of the
crews and there was plenty Of excitement. Tho
train on the Central Nernont road was SO close
10 the shells that a stone could have been thrown
into either Of them. The New Haven train was
a half mile away and yet the cheers from it
Wed with those which came from the YER
monters The conditions for the race were so
perfect that fast time was predicted by the
II Was lao o'clock when the crews backed
u
strong ebb and there was no wind, as could be-
seen by the columns of black smoke that hung
lazy over the stacks OF the big locomotives.
Yale had the western position an and Harvard
clarion tones, shouted
Are you readyP
The crowd was so quiet that the affirmative
replies of the two captains were plainly audible.
AN EXCITING START.
Bang, II was the starting gun. and with 1t
inv f,.aA ba hT lah
been holding the sterns in place In an instant
the crowd broke loose. the locomotives whistled
and began to puff the two launches, the referees
boat and the steam yacht Aquillo got under way.
dipped like razors in the sea. and the shark-l
shells cleared the way at rapid rate. Once
again Harvard got an advantage with the first
few strokes, and as the nose OF the Cambridge
galore afoat and ashore. Harvard started with
3s strokes TO the minute, and Yale began with
81 For fifteen seconds 1t looked as If Harvard
would secure a commanding lead. as she had done
in the other races but after that the sturdy ale
men swung their bodies with the oars and their
boat crrcpt pp until they were on % even terms.
vara snd ths nsG sn beRnd HIM Sd fallen o
It with will. The Crimsons were using the same
style that had worked so well for the fresh
men and the four. and Yale knew that there was
a tremendous task ahead But In that Blue
boat were fellows who did not know what II
means 70 quit They were there TO row TO
the death y necessary. and rs soon as they
struggle began Bow and bow the crews raced
for the first quarter Of a mile. Both were
rowing strongly. yet there was not a splash.
and each boat, whirled along without the SEM
blance Of a hang between strokes. II was
superb watermanship and the speed that was
developed meant a smashing OF records. per-
haps. soon, however. No. In the Harvard
could be easily distinguished because he was
the only man In the boat who wore a cap. He