Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-03
YALE CREW WINS
FROM HARVARD
TAKES FOUR-MILE RACE BY AN
OARS LENGTH.
BREAKING CONTEST
Crews of Rival Universities Row
Close Together for Four Miles and
at the Finish Blue Pushes Ahead
of Crimson-Minor Events for
Harvard.

New London, Conn. June 30.-The
Yale varsity crew yesterday afternoon
wrested victory from Harvard in the
annual four-mile race on the Thames,
by the length of an oar. After rowing
four miles with shells tapping, the
Yale boat crossed the finish line three
quarters of a length ahead of the Grim
son. Yale won by two and one-half
seconds, Time-Yale 22:337a; Har-
ward 22:36.
Such a race has never before been
roWed in the II years of racing be-
tween the old rivals. The race was
scheduled to be roWed at half past
four and started less than 20 minutes
later The race was rowed up stream
The wind, which threatened to kick
up the river early in the afternoon,
Gained down and blowing almost
across the course, just quartering on
the bows Of the shells. 1t was a hard
wind to row against. The tide was
running up stream strong Yale got
the best of the start, and the first half
dozen strokes shot the nose of her
shell ahead. Just before the first half
mile was finished Harvard ran the
stroke up and began to cut down
Yale's lead. Yale started into the
race rowing 81, while Harvard started
at 80 strokes to the minute. Yale fin
ished the half in 2:22, Harvard 1882.
Yale's time at the mile was $40 and
Harvard's 5:12. New Haven passed
the mile and half flag in SOL; Har-
ward 8:O4
The crews now began to strike the
ship channel just below the navy yard
and Yale got the benefit of the fastest
water. Yale gained on this half-mile
almost boats length, and at the two
mile flag off the navy yard had the
greatest lead over Harvard she had at
any time during the race. The time
for the two miles was Yale 1O:47:
Harvard 1858.
Then the Harvard coXsWain called
for squirt and the crew responded
gamely. At the same moment Yale
came near meeting with ali accident.
An empty barrel drifted into the blues
course and the nose of the Yale she'll
was within few feet of it when Cox
swain BarkalOw saw it and cleverly
steered the boat into Harvard's water
just far enough SO that Ya1a's outrig-
gers passed over the obstruction.
This loss of Roadway combined with
HarVard's squirt cost Yale two seconds
OF the advantage, but it was regained
and Yale's time at the three-mile flag
was 1851; Harvard 16:43.
Great Fight at Finish.
The last mile was a fight never to
be forgotten. Just beyond the three
mile flag Meier, Harvards number Z,
looked as though he could not possibly
hold form the rest of the distance The
Harvard stroke dropped to 81, but
only for brief space of time. Sud
denly Meier seemed to get his second
wind and the Crimson stroke went up
two points. Harvard began 70 gain on
Yale Suddenly the shells once more
Tapped. Both crews raised the stroke
to "a. and over the last Quarter-mile
the prov of the Cambridge shell began
to gain inch by inch. Only 100 yards
The crowd was wild with excitement.
Every man was pulling the last ounce
OF his power when suddenly the flag at
the finish dropped and Yale was the
winner by three-quarters OF a boat
length. Harvard's men danced and
Rugged each other as though they had
won the race. Yale was so dazed w
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her that she forgot to cheer for few
minutes.
AS Harvard passed the finish line
Meier, number Z, dropped his oar and
Slid down into the bottom of the shell.
few handfuls of water brought him
to his senses. Yale's time for the four
miles was %: 3315; Harvard's 22:36.
In the best time ever made. in 1888,
rowing down stream with a ripping
tide and heavy wind Yale made the
distance in 20 minutes and ten Sec
onds. Yesterday afternoon the crews
rOwed up the stream with a quarter
ing wind on the bows and only mod
crate tide to help them
Harvard won the first two races,
the varsity four cared and freshman
eight. The varsity four-oarei of two
miles went to Harvard by what was
officially declared one length, and the
freshman race by an official length
and three-quarters.
Official times: Varsity fours--Har-
ward 11:22; Yale 11:27. Freshman
eights-Harvard $3.50; Yale 1904.