The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-30

The Yale Varsity crew wrested A vic
tory from Harvard in the annual four
mile race on the Thames by the length
OF an oar After rowing four miles with
the shells tapping and the prows almost
ziR-zagging between the strokes, the
Yale boat crossed the finish line three
quarters of length ahead OF the Grim
son. Yale won by 2i7 seconds. The Blues
time was % 3Si7. Haryard's was 22:36.
Such a race has never before been rowed
IN the q years OF racing between these
Old rivals.
The Ellis went 10 the starting flags alb
eolutely confident or an easy victory.
Coach Wray OF the Harvard crew had
almost conceded that his eight had prac-
ticslly no chance To win, but Nray
sprung surprise on Yale tonight and
his name is on the lips OF every lover
OF rowing as the coming rival OF John
Kennedy, the professional coach at New
Haven.
The race was scheduled To be rowed a
$50 and IL was started almost on the
minute. Five minutes before Referee
William Meikleham the old Columbia
oarsman, ordered out both crews and half
an hour later Charles n. Schweppe, the
chairman OF the regatta committee, had
the course cleared ready for the race.
As the two eights rowed TO their stake
boats the spirit OF Harvard awoke the
customary long 'rah, 20 which the ELS
flung back the cheer OF old Yale.
At 4;lO O'Clock Harvard was at her
starting flag and three minutes later che
Yale shell was in position. Within nNe
minutes Referee Meiklehsm had given his
instructions 10 the crews and then, rails
ING his arm, shouted Are Sou ready
Harvard Are YOU ready yale? From
both Of the captains the answer came
back Yes"
There was a fash or pistol and the
strong arms and broad backs swung hack
In the shells. The race had begun.
BEST or START FOR YALE.
Yale got the best of the start. and in
the -RFst haif-dezaH-stEa shot the nose
Of her she'll ahead. Just before the first
half-mile was finished Harvard ran her
stroke up and began 10 cut down Yale
lead Yale started the race, rowing 81
while Harvard started at a &c stroke to
the minute by the end Of the first half
mile the New Haven crew had dropped
their stroke TO 32 and at this gait they
held Il almost 10 the N<ish.
At the end Of the first half mile Hsr-
ward was rowing at % strokes, but even
al this Gsit she was unable 10 get the
lead. Yale finished the half in 22 Har-
ward 223
Yale was now leading b. almost a boat
length. Harvard kept up her killing pace
almost to the mile 1ag, where she dropped
her stroke 10 32, also Harvards squirt mad
had It's effect, however, and she hnished
the first mile Of the race just two sec
onds behind Yale, having picked up a
full second on this half-mile. Yale's time
at the mile was $40 Harvard's o:l2
When Harvard dropped her stroke down
to 52 Yale again got back this second
which Harvard had gained, and the New
Haven boat passed the mile and half
flag in sol. Harvard's time was S:0i.
LENGTH BETWEEN.
The crows now began to strike the ship
channel just below tho Navy Yard, and
Yale got the benefit OF the taste, water.
Yale gained in this half mile just three
. seconds or almost n boats length, and
At the two-mile flag, off the Navy Yard,
had the greatest lead over Harvard which
she had at any time during the race. The
time for the two miles was: Yale l0f,
Harvard 1858
The Harvard CoXswain called for a
spurt and his crew responded brayely.
Just as the Crimson began 10 sput an
empty barrel had dritted into the Blue 5
course and was floating low in the
water that the nose OF the Yale shell
was within few feet OF IL when Cox
swain Barkalow saw it and cleverly
steered his boat over into Harvard's wa
ter, so that Yale's outriggers passed over
the obstacle
Either the loss of the headway occa-
stoned by the steering or the Yale shell
around this obstruction. or Harvard de-
termination cost f1tr-tvr1- the three
seconds which she had gained just be-
fore the two-mle flag. Gale's time for
the 2iR miles was 1912. Harvards 1876
Yale was still rowing n S2-stroke, while
Harvard had dropped down to 81. The
Ellis were still confident that they were
going to row away from the Crimson and
finished the race I'm rOmp But their
predictions were not TO be fulfilled. Har-
ward put her stroke back To 32. and al the
three-mile flag she was still lighting des-
perately and far from being licked. Vale
had put on her power and had again in
creased her lead, but only by two seconds
Ysles time ~ the three-mile flag was
1851; HarVard's 1913
RATTLE ROYAL.
The last mile Of the race was a fight