The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-29
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Auchincloss for Yale; judges OF four
! Dared races. George Ball and G. Whitney
for Harvard; Hugh Auchincloss and
George Low for Yale
SPECIAL TRAINS ARRIVE.
The first specials TO come in from the
west were three from New Haven. short
IL after O'Clock. with members or the
C.loisfer club, York Hall fraternity and
the class OF 'S5 with many OF their friends.
Then for the hrst time. the railroad
station assumed an air OF race day busi-
ness and the demand for observation train
seats became brisk. Railroad officials
said that few private parties had ar
ranged for cars on the special trains this
v years, which was in marked contrast
with conditions a year ago.
The judges boat. the steam yacht
Acuilo. and the referee and committee
boats the Scout and Arrow. respectively
left here for upriyer shortly after ,
O'Clock
The observation trains for the first two
races pulled out OF the New London sta
ton at 1920 The number OF spectators
aboard was not large and they were most
~ Yale partisans
HARVARD WINS FIRST HONoRS.
Harvard won the first honors of the
day in winning the four Dared varsity
event OF Two IllAets CHt hih llbA FAaNhAs
outrow Yale until in the last half mile,
i when By spurt she increased her lead
. from length 10 about three lengths
which was the winning distance.
II was a magnificent race Just as both
. Harvard and Yale men had expected and
although Harvard had more power In her
stroke and rowed Il a trihe faster. Yale
stubbornly clung 10 her and several times
by spurts tried 10 come up on better
"a RI led from
10 finish but II was not until In the second
mile that she was able 10 get lead OF
clear water.
The official time for the distance was
Harvard II ~: Yale 1r:27. This was slower
than any time for four years in this
event
Both crews were late In reaching the
line and freshman eights had already gone
down 10 the navy yard from quarters. II
was i05S when Referee Meikleham got
both shells I'm line with the flags and gave
the start
HARVARD JUMPS STROKE.
Both creYs dropped their oars into the
water In unison and for fully L. lengths
neither seemed. to have gained an inch:
then Harvard jumped her stroke TO &
which gave her ha4f a length lead Yale
responded wlth"a 36 stroke, which placed
her on even terms at the first eighth of
mile. But Harvard held 10 her high
est stroke and foot by foot increased her
lead until she was three-quarters OF n
length TO the good at the half.
Yale made grand effort and once
again Vt seemed as II she was on even
terms. Both crews held to the high
stroke and II was splendid fight
A squirt sent Harvard by the mile flag,
practically a length ahead. Both cox
swains laid their course for the flags
of the navy yard, which marked the
finish and both crews settled down for
the hardest part OF their work.
Yale tried a squirt and drew up half
n length. With both crews using a &c
stroke there was more drive In Har-
wards and sho gradually drew away,
sweeping across the finish line n victor
for the sixth time in seven years.
Shortly after noon Captain Filley OF the
Harvard Varsity eight called his men to-
gether and the crew walked 10 Red Top
7 for some light practice I'm racing starts.
The Harvard Varsity received the re-
ports OF the four-oared and Freshmen
races grouped about the Associated Press
telegraph wire. which Is located in front
on their quarters. Harvards dual victory
created great deal OF enthusiasm and
seemed TO make the oarsmen hopeful for
success I'm the big race OF the day.
THE OFFICIAL TIMES.
The Varsity four Dared race OF two
miles went to Harvard by what is Off
cislly declared 90 be a length, and the
freshmen race went TO the same color by
IN official length and tnree-quarters.
The official times OF the races was as
follows
Varsity four-Haif-mil Harvard. 2:45
Yale. 2:sa
Ons miie-Harvard. $50; Yale. 535
Mile and a half-Harvard. $50; Yale, S:4
Finish-Harvard. 1i:22: Yale. 11:27.
FRESHMEN Fights.
mie-Harvard. 2:l2; Yale. 2i2.
One mile-Harvsrd. 4:52. Yale. 500.
One mile and half-Harvard. 7.25:
Yale. 7:3i
Finish-Harvard. s:5e. Yale, lOM
At noon the expectation was that the
varsity eights would row at 4.So. but the
captains at o'clock viii meet and set
the time and direction.
AN EXPERTS VIEWS.
An expert oarsman who followed the
varsity fours describes the stroke of both
crews as follows:
Harvards varsity four got away az q
IS stroke while Yale started At 30 Ry
the end Of the FIRST half mile Harvard
had dropped her stroke 10 86. while IN,
Yale four in a desperate effort 10 keer
IN the race had raised hers to 3b At IN,
end or the nret haf mhe Harvard was
leading Yale by three seconds. or al,
most n boat length.
The crimson four then settled down int,
beautiful work at 80 strokes 20 the min
ute. which they held until the mile and
a half flag. where they dropped the stroke
one point The Yale four could not stan,
the pace to 35 strokes "A minute and 3,
dropped 10 "a. which they held Tor IN,
rest OF the race.
For the remainder OF the race = wa
practically procession IN which the 20
fition OF the boats scarcely changed Th
Cambridge four finished the mile in b.8
and Yale I'm 5:35. over the next half mil
Yale picked up one second. which sh'
lost again over the last half mile. Th'
crimson reached the mile and n half faI
IN $50 and Yale was -four seconds slower
Harvards boat finished the two miles b
1872 and Yale's time was 1927. B0tl
gows finished strong and In good form.
JOY AT HARVARD QUARTERS.
There was SOY AZ the Harvard quarter
vhen the victorious Freshmen and four
cared crews returned from their races
Cheers were sent up when tho Freshmen
arrived on the Harvard launch With tn