The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-29
YALE BEATS HARVARD
In the Great Varsity Boat Race.
Harding, the Crtmson's Stroke,
collapsss-Yale In Better Physical

COllapsss-Yale in Better Physical
Condition.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June IS
Yale won the elght-oared varsity shell
race to-day. beating Harvard by about
six lengths. With the four car and
freshmen races won, and handsomely
won, too. and with lead when nearing
the finish In the big Varsity event, de-
feat came to Harvard In a sudden and
unexpected manner. Harding. the
stroke, who had replaced the disabled
Captain Hlgglnson, collapsed before the
S,s mile flag was reached and Harvard
finished with seven cars. So TINT Yale's
was a hollow victory, The four oar
race, as was expected, proved rather an
easy victory for Harvard. The crimson
substitutes took the lead at the snap of
the pistol and had no difficulty in keep
ing 1t. .ia b,
The freshman contest was something
Of disappointment 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 ma
ture of procession. s5
An hours delay was caused IN the
elght-oar race by the threat of a thun-
der storm. 1t lodged the course, how
ever, and the river became as smooth
as pond.
At 1:41 the pistol was fired. For the
third time in the day Harvard dug Unto
the water first and the PROV Of her
boat forged ahead. The start, however.
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 advan-
tage which was really hers. When the
rush OF the start had given way to the
four mile gait both crews were pulling
36 to the minute.
Down the west bank OF the river sped
the shells with Harvard fraction of u
length ahead. The Craftsmanship In both
boats was superb. At the quarter Har-
ward was fifteen feet to the good, but
at the half Yale was creeping up.
The half mile flag was reached with
n rush and the official time keepers had
1t that Harvard was then S-5 seconds
ahead Of her rival. Both were ruwlng
cieaniy and strongly at a 80 clip. At
the half and three-quarters, however
there seemed to be trouble with No. 6 in
the Harvard eight. In the distance 1t
looked like broken slide, but six was
soon at itself again and with Just tho
same rhythmic precision as before.
Yale had gained perceptibiy and as
the mile was approached the nose of the
New Haven boat poked itself to the
fore. Harvard was ready with sputt,
however, and the two boats shot the
mile flags exactly, even terms, accord
ing to the official watches.
The racers sped forward In amazing
style, but as they entered upon the sec
ond miles the Ellis applied n llttlo of
their reserve power. Before Harvard
was aware of IT, her rivals were three
quarters OF length in front. Har-
ward stir rowed b strokes, while Yale
had dropped to Il and had gained in
spite OF 1t.
Now Yale spurted again. This was
met with renewed efforts by Harvard
But Yale chung tenaciouSly to her lead
At the two miles Yale, rowing so. led
Harvard by nearly length. 1t began
to look like n Yale victory. Harvard
stroke, Harding, who took Captain Hlg-
ginsons place after the latter's accident
on Sunday last, Increased the crimson
stroke at n rush which babe fair to take
his colleagues Of tprIr nerves. He set
n terrible clip, and the whole HARVARD
crew worked like demons POSSESSED.
Yale undertook to meet this squirt, but
the pace was too hot and Yale wisely
decided to husband her strength for
later calls. Inch by Inch Harvard pull
ed UP, then foot by foot, and at ths
three mile nag, the Harvard shell went
to the fore the first time since she
had lost the lead at the start Harvard
was leading by half a length. Sudden
Iy there came break in the crimson
eight; somthIng was wrong with the
Cambridge stroke. His oar failed Mt
times to strike the water. a few SEC
onds later the Harvard boat qulvnrnd
and trcmbled. Up went Hardtng's orr
and over-toppled his exhausted body.
Coxswaln wadlcIgh pulled his rudder
ropes sharply to one side and shouted
10 his men who did their best to relieve
the iopsldedness of the machine with
its four to three oars. The beautiful
craft swcrved widely to one sIds and
cries OF chagrin and disappointment
were raised.
Poor Harding. the boy who wns under
the strain OF the responsibility placed
upon his shoulders by the Hlgginson
mishap had rowcd himself out in that
last hoRrtrending EFFORT to pull upon the
Yale shell. The young Spartan, dIsrc-
Rarding the fact that during the last
three days he had lost i've pounds. had
pulled his last ounce md iuy helpless
passenger In tho shell.
He fell into the lap OF his coxswaln,
stralghtened with heroic effort aud
grasped his oar in pltIful attempt to
get in the water once more.
| The Yale eight masnlncently strong