The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-29

An hours delay was caused by the
threat Of thunderstorm. 1t lodged the
course, however and the river became
as mOOth as pond. At l:H the pistol
was fired. For the third time in the day
Harvard dug the water first and the prov
of her boat forged ahead. The start, how
ever was an admirable one, and so little
was there to choose between the two that
only those on the official 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 pulling tnirty-siX TO
the minute.
The racers sped forward in amazing
style. but as they entered upon the sec
ord rile the Ellis applied q little of their
reserve power. Before Harvard was
aware of il her rivals were three-fOurthS
of a length in front Harvard still rOwed
thirty-tWO strokes while Yale mad drop
ped to thirty-one and had gained IN spite
of it.
Now Yale spurted again. This was met
with renewed effort by Harvard. But
Yale chung tenaciOusly to ner lead At
the two miles Yale rowing thirty-tW0, led
Harvard by nearly length. IT began TO
look like Yale victory. HaTvard's stroke,
Harding, who took Captain ldigginson 5
place after the latter's accident on sun
day last, increased the crimson stroke
with a rush which babe fair 20 take his
colleagues off their nerve.
He set a terrific clip and the whole Har-
ward crew worked like demons possessed.
pace was too hot and Yale wisely decided
to husband her strength for later calls
Inch by inch Harvard pulled up. then foot
By foot, and, at the three mile nag Ine
Harvard shell went to the fore for the
first time since she had lost the lead at
the start.
Harvard was leading by half length
Suddenly there came a break IN the
crimson eight. Something was wrong with
q Cambridge stroke His oar failed at
times to strike the water, a few SECONDS
later the Harvard boat quivered and tfeIi-
bled I'd went HardingS oar and over
topple6 his exhausted body. COxswaln
Wadleigh pulled his rudder ropes Sharply
TO one side and shouted to the men, who
did their best to relieve the lopsldedness
of the machine with its four 10 three
oars. The beautiful craft swefved wildly
to one side and cries OF chagrln and dis
appointment were raised
Poor Harding, the boy who was under
the strain of the responsibility placed
upOn his shoulders by the HigginSOn mis-
nap had rOWed himself out IN that last
heart-rending effort to pull up on the
Yal6'S shell. The young spartan, dlsre-
eardine the fact that during the last three
DAYS he had lost five pounds mad pulled
his last ounce and lay helpless passen-
ger in the she'll
He fell into the lap of his cOxswain.
Etraightened with heroic effort and
again grasped his oar in pitiful attempt
TO get into the race once more.
The Yale eight magnincentiy strong ana
in grand style. tore on down the stretch
Every man, trained TO the hour. Tor a
four-nnile race was pulling beautifully
and added lengths to their lead over their
unfortunate rivals. The Harvard launoh
now rushed across the course TO the liar
ward she'll evidently for the purpose OF
stopping them in their useless effort. The
oarsmen however, refused to hear of 1t,
and game tC the last, pulled down TO the
finish Yale crossed the line winner by
six good lengths and "a SO seconds ahead
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