The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
THOUSANDS WAIT IN
VAIN FOR BOAT RACE
Yale-iiarvard Varsity Contest
Is Postponed to Today
Yale Freshmen Win

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June 30-The
thousands who journeyed to the Thames
today for the annual Yale and Harvard
boat races saw one of the best freshmen
races that has ever been rowed on any
course, and then fer eight hours the
crowd sat in the rain and waited in vain:
first for the varsity four-oared race which
was postponed, and then for the big
varsity eight-oared race. Finally, early
in the evening. both the varsity and four
cared races were put over until temor-
row.
Yale won the freshman race by half
second, or a quarter of a boats length.
For the two miles of this race the two
shells zigzagged and neither crew had a
lead of more than length 1t was one
of the most remarkable boat races in
the history of intercollegiate rowing.
The postponement of the varsity races
out the entire day there seemed to be a
lack OF system in the handling of the
races: The freshman event was delayed
Tor nifty minutes by one mishap after
another and by the time it was finished
it was found impossible to put on the
varsity four oared race since the varsity
eight-oared race was scheduled for 1890
o'clock. ess
Delays Are Frequent
The race for the big Fights could have
been rowed at that hour had the officials
OF , one Gay asgo peen prompt but there was
the race was postponed first until lis,
then until half past 2, next until Ais,
and again until z o'clock, when it was
put over.
AS the afternoon wore on the southeast
wind which had been blowing all day
grew, sitter and sitter until it was
The only hour at which the race could
have been rowed was half past T..
One of the biggest crowds in the his
tory or these races came by rail and
water In witness fOdav'c
sibly there were not so many steam
yachts as usual, but the general attend
ance was a record breaker. Despite a
TO fail early in the morning and con-
tinued.all day long in drizzles, with now
and then regular downpour, the specta-
tors IN undIminiShed numbers waited pa
tfentiy Not until definite announce
ment was made did they give up the
hope of seeing the long-looked for strug-
gle between the varsity crews Of Yale and
Harvard.
The eight cared race will be rowed up
stream tomorrow at 1890 a. M, after
which the fours will be sent away.
After the freshman Fights reached the
starting flags, and that was long after
the time set. Harvard dragged her stake
boat and for quarter of an hour Ref
to get them lined up. The delay, was very
trying to the crews. Finally at the sound
of the pistol both. Fights dashed away in
splendid style.
Yale Shows Form
Yale showed in better form at the
start than Harvard, and for the first
eighth Of mile had trifie the better
down and slowly drove their boat to the
front. Yale was rowing "a and the Grim
son b. Raising, her: stroke a point or
a third of length in the lead Harvard
finished the mile in 5:09. Yale in $40.
Over the next mile the struggle was SUI
perb.
Each crew raised lie sfroto a,a ,,a;pt
Harvard steered out of her course in
order to catch better water and Yale
followed her. At the mile and half
flag the two boats Were exactly even,
nose for nose The time for each crew
for the mile and half was minutes and
so seconds. Just as the last haif-miIe
flag was passed Yale began the squirt
that won the race
She jumped her stroke up to Sc. and
began to pull ahead inch by inch. Har-
i add d, of not i mak fo her The eert until an
her stroke went to SO, but it was too late
Yale was leading by the length of her
canvas bow as the flags dipped at the
finish The two flags went down almost
simultaneously and it was several min
ntes before the crews knew who had
won.
Finish Is close
Finally the referee shouted out the name
OF the winner and the Yale youngsters sat
UP in their shell and gave a Yale cheer
with Harvard on the end of it. Yale
had Won by just hah a second. Yales
time was 1920. Harvard's 1e:201s.
The crews had a fair wind, but lit
tie tide, and. considering this fact, the
time was fast The prediction made last
night by John Kennedy. of Yale. that the
freshman race was tosS-up. came true.
Two Crews more evenly matched had
never met. A.&
As soon as the referee announced at z
o'clock that the varsity race would be
postponed until tomorrow both Harvard
and Yale got into their shells for a lit
tie practice. The wind was blowing so
fierceiy that it was not possible for the
up. After ten minutes of practice both
Fights housed their shells for the night