New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26
THE BLUE TRIUMPHANT.
YALE WINS THREE RACES.
Fast Time for 'Varsity-Course
Record Broken I'm -Four Oar.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. I

of the four-nnile course to-day. winning all three
Of the contests pulled off between the brawn
and brain Of Cambridge and New-Haven. 1t
achievement for Yale, for, though she
has many times defeated her ancient rival on
the water she has never before won from her
three separate races in one day. In thus de-
monstrating her superiority Yale followed the
precedent set by Harvard in 1899 for in that
year the Crimson oarsmen finished in front in
the varsity the four-oar and the freshman
races.
The races viewed by assembly of en-
thusiastic partisans that has seldom been
equalled on the Thames in point of size and quail
ity, and has never been surpassed. The crowds
came earlier than usual. and a record breaking
multitude took the first train up the river to wit
ness the four-oar and freshman contests. The
marine gathering both sides of the varsity
course. just above the bridge, was by far the
most consequential and imposing ever assem-
bled at any college boat race in this country
No less than one hundred and fifty steam and
sail yachts of considerable size. all dressed in
rainbow style, were ranged along the course
just above the finish mark while smaller vessels
such as rowboats, launches and catboats, fairly
blackened the surface of the river
SUPERIOR OARSMANsHIP WINS
Yales triple victory be ascribed to only
one thing, namely. superior Craftsmanship. All
the experts are agreed upon this point. In only
one Of the three contests of the day did the
Crimson oarsmen flatter their friends and parti
sans for any considerable length of time This
single exception in the varsity race. Here
the Cambridge rowers got away in decidedly the
brisker fashion. and the end of the first half
mile of the long, heartbreaking struggle saw
than half a boats length to the good. The end
of the second half mile saw this lead than
oi,oa5 butt rhera Harry nd had hot her
bolt Yale made up the difference in the next
half mile, and at the mile and a half flag
quarter of a length in the lead. This advantage
the New-Haven oarsmen maintained and steadi-
ly increased to the end, so glorious for them and
so bitter for their rivals winning by good
four lengths, in the exceptionally fast time Of
20 minutes 10 4-5 seconds. This time has never
been excelIed on the Thames save in 1892, when
the winning Yale crew covered the four miles
in 20 minutes / seconds.
Harvard's cup of defeat was thus filed to
overfowing the draught of varsity failure be-
ing poured remorselessy to mingle with those
of the disappointments in the freshman and
four-oared races. The Yale freshies finished
two and a quarter lengths before their rivals,
while the four-oared crew from New-Haven had
three lengths to spare when they shot over the
finish mark opposite the navy yard
AN EXCESSIVELY BLUE DAY.
In short it was an excessively blue day all
around Even the weather stretched a point TO
assist in the achievement of an exceptionally
ceru1ean effect Just as the observation train
came to a standstill above Red Top and be-
fore either of the varsity crews had launched
their shells, the heavens cleared in the north-
east sufficiently to show more square rect OF
blue sky than the oldest nha abtant OF Gales
Ferry could remember to have seen. TO De sure
+bara WAS not enough for the manufacture of
tho nroverbial pair of Dutchman's breeches but
IT was an unusually generous eNhiot TOT Ihese
parts, and the superstitious took it as an omen
and rushed forth to make new pets on ! ale'
yaIe.s consistently overwhelming victory puts
. large feather in the cap of John Kennedy. the
old professional oarsman. who has spent SO
r,anv weeks this spring drilling the three New
Haven crews There is no disputing the fact
that the winners put three crews into the water
whose average merit will be hard to equal. 1t Is
indeed hard to criticise the form OF the Yale
varsity. In the last half mile Foster VINO
rowed No 4 tired badly, and pulled very much
ont of the boat But the victory was at that
time Yale's beyond peradventure, and with TINS
single exception the winning crew was one or
tha hes, ,bot ever dipped an into the
Thames.
II uas stated on good authority last night
that on his last talk with the varsity henneoy
inssted on their striking thirty-two stroke ana
holding II throughout the race in the best form
NJ which they were capable, regardless OF what
bannaned In any case, this is almost precisely
the programme followed by Captain waterman
and his men Yae's stroke was at thlrty-t"o
throughout the race, with two exceptions Inc
first was in the third half mile when bogue was
engaged in cutting down Harvard's initial lead.
in which process he pushed the stroke to thirty
five But when the distance had been regained
Yale,s stroke dropped to thrty-t'To again. and
at this point it remained up to the last quar-
fer of \ mile. when, in excess of energy quite
needless. he raised it TO thirty-four. and TO this
tune the successfuI crew swung over the line.
Harvard's stroke was uniformly higher
Continued fourth pnge