The age-herald., 1900-06-29
THE SONS OF ELI LAID HARVARD LOW Won the Varsity Boat Race by
 Six Lengths. CRIMSON STROKE COLLAPSED As the Shells Neared the Line Harding of the Harvard Eight Fell Ex-
 hausted, and All Hope
 Was Lost
CRIMSON STROKE COLLAPSED

New London, Conn.,, June B.-Yale won the eight-oared varsity shell race today beating Harvard by about six lengths. With the four-oared and freshmen races Yale won, and handsomely won, too. and with a lead, when nearing the finish in the big varsity event, defeat came to Harvard in a sudden and unexpected manner. Harring, the stroke who had replaced the disabled Captain Higginson, collapsed before the three and one-half mile flag was reached. and Harvard finished with seven oars, so that Yale was a hollow victor
 The four-oared race, was expected, proved rather an easy victory for Harvard. The Crimson took the lead at the snap of the pistol and had no difficulty in keep ing it.
 The Freshmen contest was something of a disappointment to the New Haven men, for the Yale youngsters had been picked as winners Instead, Harvard showed them the rudder for two miles, and the event was something in the nature of process sion
 At Il :15 both shells were in position for the four-oared race Harvard caught the water first, and in much the better shape. With jump she pulled away, and after ten quick strokes settled into a beautiful 36-to-the- minute. Yale rowed a stroke one point lower, and not once during the en- tire two miles was the crimson four head- ed by the boys in blue. The water grew rougher as the race progressed, ana potn crews splashed considerably. But still liar yard pulled away from Yale, and during the last mile doubled her leao ,o three lengths With this advantage she crossed the finish line a winner by 12B secoi..s.
 Neither crew was pumped, and 1ach cheered the other.
 The Freshman Race
 The two freshmen crews were Tn thelr shells at the starting point Just or the navy yard when the fours finished there. At 12:16 D. m. the word was given. Agaln the crimson tipped oars caught the water first and when Harvard settled down to the race she led the Yale's by half a length, and the lads from Massachusetts, believing the had the race in hand from the outset, rubbed it in at every stroke AL the nail, mile Harvard was two lengths ahead with her craft drawing away. A quarter of a mile farther down the course IL began 10 look like a walk over.
 In the stretch Yale made desperate ef- fort to pull up, and did well enough until the Harvard stroke caught on"
 Then the prospective victors hit it up again and tore across the line winner by five and a half lengths. <
 The Varsity contest was delayed an hour by the threat of a thunder storm. It dodged the course, however, and the river became as smooth as a pond. At 1:l the pistol was fired. For the third time in the day Harvard dug into the water first and the brow of her boat forged ahead. The start however, was an admirable one and so little was there to choose between the two boats that only those on the of ficial boats were able to credit Harvard with the advantage, which was really hers. When the rush of the start had given way to the four mile gait both crews were pull ing 36 to the minute.
 Harvard slightly in Lead
 Down the west bank of the river sped the shells, with Harvard fraction of a length ahead. The oarsmanship in both boats was superb. At the quarter Harvard was 15 feet to the good, but at the half Yale was creeping up. At the half-mile flag the official timers had it that Harvard was i 3-5 seconds ahead of her rivals. Between the half and three-quarters, however, there eemed to be trouble with No. 6 in the Har- yard eight In the distance it looked like A broken slide, but six was soon at it again and with just the same rythmic precision as before. Yale had gained perceptibly, and as the line was approached the nose of the New Haven boat poked itself to the fore Harvard was ready with spurt, however and the two boats shot by the mile flag on exactly even terms.
 The racers sped forward in amazing style, but as they enered upon the second mile the Ellis supplied little of their reserve power Before Harvard was aware of 1t her rivals were three-quarters of length in front.
 Now, Yale at the two miles led by nearly a length It began to look like a Yale