The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
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the first three-eighths Whitney droppee
the pace a notch, bnt the boat went on ane
Harvard fell hack 80 that Burchard at bow
was opposite Ortmayer.
i told you they couldn't last" cried
the Yale man. They'll drop back like
that from now on until they're nowhere
1t was nearly length that Yale had a,
the mile mark, but the Harvard crew wa.
rowing we'll within itself
That sculler's stroke is no good for
four miles," called Yale 1T worked in the
short races, but it won't do here" As il
IN answer Harvard spurted and reduced
the lead to half length. Then begar
tough battle. Alternately the crew
lead. For a mile they battled, and when
the three mile mark was reached Yale
was the master by the same three Iuarters
Of length, with Harvard clnging leechs
like to that tiny part of length,
But three miles is the ticklish point in' a
four mile race, and many crew is undone
there. well timed squirt, an extra stroke
or two. and the mischief is done 1t was
open water for the first time in the race
when just passing Red Top Yale made her
bid. 1t was length and half when only
half mile remained to he rowed. 1t looked
as if Harvard were beaten for good and
that length would follow length to Yale s
advantage. But Filley raised his stroke
and called for squirt after squirt until he
closed the gap 100 yards from home. Tired
unto death is the man who has we'll and
truly rowed four miles, and so Yale just
got back tiny strip of open water, not
twelve feet, when the line was crossed.
and the vain seeking was over for them
both. Officially the difference between
the two was length
The four cared race for varsity men
was the first event OF the day. There was
a big crowd on the observ walton trains on
the east shore, every car being filed to its
limit. The opposite side was deserted.
The getaway in the four cared race was
made after some little delay. Harvard
being unable to keep her boat in line tecause
of the swift tide and the brisk favorins
wind. The Yale adherents were perfectly
satisfied to wait, because they figured that
their crew had a fine chance to win the race.
although the quotations were at evens for
the contest.
We'll here's one win cheered Yale
when the gun cracked and the crews began
their spluttering, splashing journey Yale's
craft showed in front for a space just about
long enough to count five strokes, and then
the Crimson shot to the fore: The Harvard
four were clipping it up high and washing
out on every third stroke. They pulled the
catch down hard into their laps with a
yank, but there was plenty Of power in the
boat.
my, Yale's splashing!" was the Harvard
cry $50 are you, replied the New Haven
way or another was keeping better time
and making the little advantage gained
right after the start count for all it was
worth, Thirty-seven to the minute was
Harvard's rate, while Yale. with surprs-
ingly poor workmanship. was using long
easy swing. three notches less high. The
Crimson lads were together at every stage
of the first half mile, while Their was per-
ceptible break in time between Hoppin and
Williams in the Yale boat.
no., tnI Har, n
as the deceptive angle Of vision from the
shore was rectified by the three line flags
at the half mile mark. 1t GOULD be seen
that the ragged work of the Yale quartet
had cost them half length.
Wait till we steady down and then you'll
see. growled Yale oar, who tinged to see
his crew work back into something like
symmetry. "Harvard's got lot of single
sc,ilers and they can't last with the sweeps.
But he was wrong about both crews. Pass
ever, Boulton and Williams throwing up
big clouds Of spray on each stroke. Boul-
toms weakness, combined with persistent
slowness on the recover by Williams,
broke up the whole boat.
Bows the only oarsnan iale's got.
laughed a happy Harvard man. land /
guess our four ought to be able to beat one
Yale man There was the most infni-
tesimal portion Of daylight in between the
two shells at the mile mark 80 that it was
Harvard by q ful length, at least. there.
The Crimson crew displayed constantly
form and the little splashing
they did do was therefore not harmful.
The nearer they came to the finish the
better they pulled
Yale, on the other hand, nearly went to
pieces at the nils and half mark trying
to follow a squirt by Boulton The oars
kicked up the roughening water all around
the Yale boat Harvard did not put on
an answering squirt, for they never had
varied more than point from their starting
clip of 81 to the minute. In the last half
mile the Blue made great efforts to dinin-
sh Harvard's lead. Harvard crossed
the line with lust twenty feet OF open water
more than a length between the two crews.
Gill; No. in the Harvard boat. Topped
over on stroke after the finish was passed,
but was up again as soon as little water !
was dashed on him. The time was II
minutes % seconds for Harvard: Yale fin |
shed in much better physical condition in
II minutes n seconds. Not man in the |
New Haven crew showed any weakness.
1t was not entirely unlocked for that Har-
yard should triumph in the freshman race |
v hich followed. 1t was a far better race |
han the one between the fours, and Yale |
made great finishing squirt. which, unfor-
unately for the Blue availed nothing. |
There was whole lot Of excitement and |
confusion directly after the four Dared /
ace Will the thousand and one yachts and !
mailer craft took move down the river !
n order to see the finish at the .drawbridGe. |
The four cared race weS rowed from Gales
Gerry to the navy yard, The freshmen |
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