The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-29
HARVARD
Stroke COlIapses and Loses Ou'
60 Yale.

race today beating Harvard about six
lengths. with the four oar and freshmen
races 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. Harding, the stroke. who had
replaced the disabled Capt Higginson,
collapsed before the three and one half
mile flag was reached and Harvard fin
ished with seven oars so that Yale was
a hollow victor The four oar race as
was expected. proved rather an easier
victory for Harvard The crimson SUBJ
stitutes took the lead at the snap of the
pistol and had no difficulty in keeping it.
The freshman 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 rld-
der for two miles and the event was
something in the nature Of a process on.
AT 11:45 both shells were in a position
for the four Dared race-Yale on the west
side Of the course. Harvard on the east.
AT 11:45:32 the starting shot was fired and
the two fours were of. Harvard caught
the water first and in much the better
shape. With a jump she pulled away and
after ten quick strokes, settled into a
beautiful &c to the minute. Yale rowed
a stroke one point lower. Not ones dur
ing the entire two miles was the cr.m-
son four headed by the boys in blue.
At the quarter mile Harvard led by a
good length. At the half mile flag there
was clean water between the two. The
men from Cambridge were one and one
half lengths to the good.
The water grew rougher as the race
progressed and both crews splashed con-
siderably. But still Harvard pulled away
from Yale and during the last mile dou-
bled her lead to three lengths. With this
advantage she crossed the finish line at
the navy yard a winner by 13IA seconds.
The strokes varied but little during the
race, Harvard rowing an average of "a
and Yale pulling a 32 At the finish Har-
ward spurted TO 25. while Yale went on
without increasing her speed. Neither
crew was pumped and each cheered the
other.
The two fresmen crews were in their
shells at the starting point just off the
navy yard when the fours finished. At
1916 p. m. the word was given. The
crimson tipped oars caught the water on
a Jump and fairly lifted the shell forward.
For ten strokes II was a case of dig and
get away, and when Harvard settled
down she led the Yales by half length.
The lads from Massachusetts, got the
race in hand at the outset and rubb ID 1t
in at every stroke. Harvards first few
strokes were at a 40 clip, while Yale de-
liberately pulled 80. once we'll started
Harvard dropped to 30 and Yae to 80.
Open water showed between the two
shells before a quarter of a mile had been
travelled. AT the half mile Harvard was
two lengths ahead, with her craft draw
ing away. A quarter of a mile farther
down the course it began to look like a
walk away.
With the race half finished. Harvard
80. The crimson boys entered the lane Of
spurted to 35 strokes, but Yale c.ung to
The governor said he intended to take
yachts approaching the fin sh at the
bridge with a rush. and swept down the
course in grand style. Yale was rowing
beautiful stroke and gained a trife II
the next quarter.
In the stretch Yale made a desperate eff
fort to pull up and did We'll enough unti
the Harvard stroke caught on" Ther
the prospective victors hit it up agair
and half lengths.
An hours delay was caused by tn,
threat of thunder storm. It lodged tn,
course, however. and the river becam,
as smooth as a pond. At 1:4 the pisto
was fired. For the third time In the da!
Harvard dug into the water first ard tn,
prov Of her boat forged ahead. The star
however, was an admirable one and 8
litle was there TO choose between tn
two that only those on the official boat
were able TO credit Harvard with the ad
vantage which was really hers Whei
the rush Of the start had given way Z
the four mile gait both crews were pull
ing S6 to the minute.
Down the west bank Sd the boat
with Harvard ahead. The oarsmaushi
In both boats was superb. At the quar-
ter Harvard was 10 feet TO the good bu
al the half Yale was creeping up. TIL
half mile flag was reached with a rus
and the official timers had it that HaI
ward was then one and three ifths sec
onds ahead Of her rival Both We're row
ing cleanly and strongly at a 80 clip. BE
tween tho half and three quarters how
ever, there seemed TO be trouble wit
number Of the Harvard eight. In tn
distance IL looked Ike a broken 81 de, bu
il was soon at 1t again and with Just tn
same rythmetic precision az before
Yale had gained perceptbly and as tn
line was approached the nose OF the Me-
Haven boat poked itself TO the fore Har
ward was ready with spurt, however
acuy even terms, according TO the of
cjal watches