New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26

decided advantage, the glee of the Cambridg e
partisans knew no bounds. McGrew dropped
his stroke TO match Yales 30 when he felt sure
Of his advantage, and even with this decrease
the Crimson shell more than held its own in
the second half mile. and when the first mile
was ended Harvard led by scart three-quar-
tiers Of length.
HARvARDS LEAD CUT DOWN
At this point something happened in the Har-
ward she'll Yale did not increase her 80 stroke
bat her workmanship improved: the longer the
race lasted, the more like one man did her
eight oarsrnen row Gradually her shell lost the
hang between strokes which had so fatally en-
numbered 1t in the first quarter OF the race With
every stroke, her men got more and more to-
gether- Then, when Bogue felt that the time
had come and that he could rely upon the
seven men 1T his back, he raised the stroke
sharply 10 80. Instantly the responded.
McGrew. noticing Yates squirt raised his stroke
in turn to "a For a moment, Harvard held
her rival but in moment more the pace told.
Steadily Yale crept UP. her adherents along the
river shores cheering like mad. Just before the
third set of flags was reached the boats we're
even terms At the mile and a half Yale was
for the first time in the lead. the nose of her
shell being thrust a quarter of a length ahead.
rOWed
and won in the first two miles. Yale was never
headed again. At miles Harvard was
three-quarters Of a length astern. In vain did
MoGrew hit the stroke up TO 80, the highest of
the race Yale steadily drew away, while the
observation trains, leaping into Haunting color.
ratified and roared down both sides of the river
like two sinuous blue snakes. Yale reached the
navy yard. which marks the half way limit, in
10 minutes 3 seconds. Harvard being 3-5
seconds behind her.
Here Harvard showed that she was not yet
whipped. She held her stroke at "a. and man
aged to hold her rival at the same distance in
the next half-rnile. After that Yale drew
steadily away, and increased her lead to the
very end. Captain McGrew. the shells En-
tered the last mile Of the course was so tired
that he seemed TO be almost Keeling on his
stretcher He still maintained the "a clip, while
his coxswain splashed water in his face. For
a few strokes the Harvard shell seemed to
gain. but before the three and naif mile flag
was reached it was plain that Harvard was
done She would finish the course as a matter
Of form putting her best into every stroke
but Yale drew steadily away with that easy
rnachinelike s. and as the steam yachts be-
gan to roar forth their congratulations from
hundred iron threats it was evident that,
barring an accident, Yale was once more TO be
queen Of the river.
YALE SPURTS AT FINISH
But Bogue had something in reserve. His
crew was in tip top shape. barring No l. and the
Yale stroke in the farewell burst Of vigor hit
I'D the stroke TO "a. presumably in an at
TEMPT TO make a new record for the course
for Harvard was already hopelessly beaten
When the flag dropped at the finish, Yale was
four lengths TO the good. the watches recording
20:1Q 40 for her time Harvard rowed in very
respectable form to the very end. It took some
pluck to do it. too. for three of the men in the
Cambridge boat We're in bad shape One of
them was Captain McGrew, who had fairly
rovved himself off his feet in an effort to stem
the tide Of defeat. Another was Swain, who
almost collapsed in his end Of the boat. The
third was Duffy at No. 5. None of them, how
ever. completely collapsed, and little dousing
with cold water soon revived them.
AS Yale's shell swung under the bridge, and
the coxswain shouted Let her rum" Stroke
Bogue. in his JOY Of victory. dropped his oar.
leaped overheard, and swan to the launch
Flihu Yale which was hand to pick up the
winning crew and take them back to the royal
welcome which waiting for them at Broad
view The tine made by the varsity diff
ferent stages Of the journey was as follows: