New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-28

proved themselves vastly superior TO their op
ponents.
The experts were not -rsrprIsed at the outcome
Of the VARSITY race So osHse old the two crew.
figure that few were so boa 80 TO attempt u
pick the winner in advance TNsen quezfs-~>
as 10 their views the rowing AShrY-s sssSx theN
heads obviously, and opined thf..l ~ taefr Juog
ulent II resolved itself into a question OF condi
ton; that the eight that went into its boat IL
the strongest physical shape would be first at the
end Of the last mile, and so it proved
Some surprise was expressed at the slowness
OF the time made by the winning crew. Only
four times in the twenty years that Harvard anc
Yale have rowed against each other on the
Thames has the big race been rowed in slower
time than yesterdays. But time is OF even less
significance in rowing than in thoroughbred rae
ing. Many OF the most celebrated racehorses
known 20 the turf never broke a record, and
some most successful crews have not been among
the fastest ones So many conditions offset the
time made by oarsmen that time comparisons
are VIGOROUSLY unsatisfactory, and yet the con-
ditons of yesterdays were favorable to a
good performance. The tide was just at the turn
Of the food, the water was smooth. and the
breeze blew gently at the rate of six miles an
hour, not enough to hamper the oarsmen appre-
ciably.
NEW-LONDON'S STREETS THRONGED.
The streets of the staid old town OF New
London never presented more animated ap-
pearance than yesterday IN the hours that pre-
ceded the racing. The town was already well
filled with undergraduates and alumni, who had
come in the night before TO size up the situs-
ton and recall former victories and defeats; but
with the early morning came achievements
Every regular train that rolled into the station
was about twice its usual length and damned TO
the rails with enthusiastic partisans. vocal with
cheers and college songs and brilliant with blue
and crimson. while from noon TO 3 o'clock spe-
cial after special Numbered in from New ork.
Hartford. Springfield, Worcester. Providence
and Boston. each crowded 10 the limit with the
interested Of both sexes and all ages
OFF the steamboat piers the harbor presented a
gay and animated appearance. for hundreds OF
steam yachts and sailing craft of all descriptions
and sizes were anchored there, and without ex-
ception all were arrayed in their very best and
dressed rainbow fashion from stem to stern in
the glittering flags of more nations and yacht
clubs than one would think existed. The num-
Der was added to every moment by fresh ar
rivals big excursion steamers. crowded almost
ornnously and the torpedo boat Morris being
the latest corners.
The harbor was vigorously patroled from an
early hour by revenue cutters and river police.
who armed by the authority Of act Of Con-
gress devised especially for race days on the
Thames and the Hudson, kept the raceway clear,
and forced all craft TO anchor at safe distance
from the courses that had been carefully
staked out. After careful consideration, the
regatta committee, Of which Julian w. Curtiss
was chairman. had decided that the freshman
race should be rowed at 4 O'Clock from the
bridge to the navy yard, the four-oared race
Immediately after from the navy yard TO the
starting point of the varsity race. and the big
race of the day down the river AT G:30 O'clock.
START OF THE CREWS DELAYED.
It was considerably past o'clock. however,
before the two observation trains, one on the
east and one on the west side of tie river had
taken their brilliantly arrayed and highly eX-
pectant cargo aboard and wound their many
colored, sinuous ways out Of the station. Then
as the breeze that had all day been temperins
the fierce sun continued TO blow freshly from
the southwest, there still further delay
before the freshmen finally backed II their
starting boats and got the word. More delay
still in starting the four-oarad contest, and the
necessity for sending the observation trains
back to town for new arrangement, 1t IN ad-
dtional sum a head, of their passengers brought
it TO pass that it well toward o'clock be-
fore everything in readiness for the big
At that hour the round red disk Of
sun was only a little way above the western
hills, and in the lee Of the western shore the
shadows were already falling upon the Thames.
Then came blast from the referees boat and
soon after Harvard's crew appeared upon the
shore at Red Top bearing the shell that was TO
carry them to defeat. At once every Harvard
man was his feet, and from end to end of
the two trains a splendid salute of cheers:
Harvard. Harvard! Harvard! Rah, Rah, Rah
Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah. Rah, Rah,"
A GREETING TO YALEs EIGHT.
Again and again the roar broke out as the
Cambridge crew climbed into its shell and shot
at half racing speed TO the starting flag under
the western shore And then appeared the Yale
crew. coming first into sight from behind the
little promontory that juts ont just below Gales
Ferry. Then the sons Of Eli had their turn at
the cheering and right manfully did they acquit
themselves
Hundreds Of pairs of critical eyes were To-
cussed on the rival crews as they slid through
the water, and Harvard created a most favora-
bic impression. Her boat seemed perfectly
trimmed; there was no splashing The catch
was strong and steady and the dreaded hang
was not to be seen 1t was generally thought
and frequently said that the Crimson crew
would be a hard one to beat It was more diff
ficult 10 form estimate of the Yale boat for
IL was much further away, but the Yale men on
the observation trains appeared to gain conf
oence from looking at their crew, and many of
them made efforts to get down final bet while
the Fights were on their way TO the start