Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-27

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it's work with more ease than Harvard and
this was especially true Of the beginning
Of the stroke. The Harvard men jammed
their oars into the water, while Yale's
went in smoothly, but firmly. Yale had a
little farther back on the catch than Har-
ward and chopped its stroke off a little
quicker at the finish.
Harvard Stroke ExhaustIne.
Harvard's stroke was more ~exhausting
than Yale's. The crews entered the long
avenue OF yachts in grand style. Har-
| wards coxswain dashed a little water at
the face Of McGraw, who was rowing up to
the limit Of his power. Although there
was still another mile to go. it was now
plain that Yale had more strength left
than Harvard and that debarring an acct
lent the victory would be for the Blues.
Little by little Yale increased It's lead
until at the. three and a half flag 1t was
full nine seconds ahead OF Harvard. Which
means practically three full boat lengths.
Yale's time was ,17;40; Haryard's, 17:49.
1t was now a squirt for the last half mile
of the race. Yale raised It's stroke to
thirty-three and ten to thirty-four. Hsr-
ward held its at thirty-four for a minute,
but had to drop 1t at last to thirty-two.
The Harvard coxswain made g bad mess OF
his steering over this last mile of the
race. Long before the crews reached the
Observation-Disclosures flag II was apparent
that Jackson steered his eight almost
squarely into the flag post, so that the bars
banged against Il and the boat lost the
benefit of two or three seconds OF time.
Harvard was plucky despite the fact that
1t was far behind and gradually its men
struck their pace again and rowed II out,
McGraw was Keeling in his seat and Jack
son again and again dashed water in his
face.
1t was only a question OF how many
lengths Yale would have at the finish. Sud
denly the flag dropped for Yale. The Blues
time was 20:20, just ten seconds slower
than the record made by the famous Yale
crew Of 1883. Harvard's time was 20: 80,
which gave to Yale the victory by four good
boat lengths. Just as the finish flag fell
and Yale's men stopped rowing Water
man, the bow in the Yale boat, dropped
limp over the side Of the shell. 1t looked
as though he would fall overheard before
DAILY at No. 2 could throw water on hin
and revive him. He finally got into his
seat and rowed over to the launch with the
rest of the men. Harvard's oarsmen were
all literally pumped out at the finish.
Contest.
The story of the freshmen race is easily
told for the first mile. The Yale eight goi
away at thirty-four strokes to the minute
Harvard at thirty-six. The Yale boys go
the best OF the start and held II. Yal,
finished the first half mile In 1855, Harvard
In 1857. Yale eased its stroke down Il
thirty and Harvard made it's thirty-two
Tha Navu Havap frashunan Aufshad kha r,tI
in 4:4s, Just one length ahead Of their Har
varc cousins. who finished in 4:52. Harvar,
still held its stroke at thlrty-two and Yalt
at thirty. Just beyond the mile flag tn,
Harvard boys began to squirt. Little b.
little they cut down Yale's lead until at tn,
mile and a half nag they were leadin
Yale. Harvard's time for the mile and
half was 7;27 and Yale's 1879:
Harvard was now almost a length ahead
The Crimson's eight put their stroke up I
thirty-four, but the Yale boys still he'll
theirs at liberty. The boats zigzagged be
/ tween the strokes for the next minute unit
they were almost even. Then Yale weak
ened q little. but soon It regained contrC
{ OF its boat. and once more the shells wer
practically even.
The Harvard boys put their stroke up I
thirty-six and Yale raised it's to thirty-tw
IN one OF the ~grandeSt nights ever seen o
any river between freshmen crews.
n flags at the finish dropped and n
one could tell which had dropped FIRST. tn
! watches made IL a dead heat in 1913 and
: moment later the judges announced ths
the race was a draw.
The Yale freshmen had rowed the tw
' miles in just two seconds slower time tha
the Yale varsity.
FOur-ORred Race.
e The four-oared race was a victory fc
Harvard from the very start. The Harvar
four got the lead at the crack Of the pist'
e and never lost 1t. At the end OF the ha
mile Harvard was leading Yale one lengt
and at the mile there was open water b,
n tween the boats. Harvard's time for q
e FIRST half mile was 2:l2; Yale. I:45. Hal
wards time for the mile. 5:45; Yale's. B4
At the end Of the mile and q half HAi
n ward Was a length and q quarter ahea
Harvard's time was s:S2; Yale's. s:s6. tt
T. Harvard four spurted and increased the
lead 70 a tribe ever two lengths at u
e finish Harvard's time Wa uaoh Yale