The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-29
HARVARD WINS
VARSITY RACE
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the lot"
Comparison would drive an ordinary man
wild II not quite insane,
The father who was at college years ago
had his family there and rejoiced again to
find his youth renewed. They are great
family affairs, these Harvard Yale athletic
contests, let him sneer who will and say
mean things about brother and sister"
contests. ivory grade Of graduate, and
then, besides, the mass Of the great unat-
tached who follow these races with interest.
The college widow and perhaps the college
widower, and belize the collegian of the
neither type-all were there. And 80 the
tale was complete in the afternoon, and with
the two lesser races out of the way the
weyfarers set out toward the feast placed
and ready for them.
YALE A SLIGHT %FAvoRITE.
The victories of Yale in the morning
caused the betting odds to shrink peculiarly.
In the morning 1t was even money that
Harvard would win the varsity race. In
the afternoon Yale was a 4 to S ~favorite
with no one daring to oppose the Blue.
The Crimson had made 30 execrable a
showing as to make it look quite sure that
the varsity crew would be badly trounced.
The freshman and four Of the Crimson rowed
a high, ierky stroke, fast, but without real
power. The crews rowed unevenly and
did not show training or Workmanship.
freshmen had finished ali in, Ellis, Crandall
and Rackemann. The hurriedly shaken
together four of Yale had made a show OF
the Harvard lot. 1t was an especially hope
less case on appearances, because Yale had
been steady and powerful all the way. 1t
was small wonder, therefore, that Yale be-
came favorite.
Yale had the east course for the big race,
which was to be rowed down from above
p-l r.. Al A.
drawbridge. The water was anything but
smooth for the first two miles. a fresh wind
beating from the south against both tide
and oarsmen. Yale men looked gloomy at
this because their crew, seven pounds
lighter to the man than Harvard's, was
likely to be much worse beset by a head
wind. The advantage was expected to be
even greater for the Crimson because the
west shore gave them a run down for a
mile under the high bank, sheltering them
from the wind. Where the crews entered
the lane of boats both got protection from
the ships and yachts anchored there.
The crews were prompt in getting to the
line. Yale was first there, padding across
men saw the blue blades flash around the
point they entered their boat and started
over The observation train was lying
behind the Harvard quarters. and as the
crews went out for their trial against Old
Eli the Harvard cheersmen awoke. For
about the first time that day there was
some real hearty yelling in contrast to a
sort Of dignited reserve which sometimes
marks Harvard men. Yale started to re-
ply, and there was a duel Of lungs before
the other battle.
CREWS OFF O ATTLE STRUGGLE.
At length the crews got to the line for
their struggle. They lined up, and it was
only a short lob for Referee Guy Richards,
himself an old Columbia oar, to ask the
c,oSswains if they were ready and to get
thA -atrA uN4- a--l --l ah--
sharp crack conveyed the news to the OBJ
servation train on the east bank that Har-
ward was on its way to get even with it's old
time rival and most dearly hated friend.
There was a great to do of splashing and
sputtering about as the boats came away
from their marks. The crews did a great
deal more splashing than might nave been
expected, and it was more than 300 yards
before both desisted from the frantic beat
of As to the minute and settled down to the
sober business in hand.
II was easy to see, then, that this was a
different Harvard crew from the others.
There was length and power and smothness
in the stroke and in the boat, and it was a
very, very dangerous Harvard indeed.
SO Yale thought, for Boulton held his
stroke something in reserve n grinned to
note that Harvard was doing, three strokes
more to the minute than Yale's thirty-one.
The first flag was reached. 1t marked the
half mile and Yale was in front not more
than twenty-five feet. Coming away, too,
it seemed, with Harvard a bit distressed
looking even so early. 'It's all Yale!"
s shTiet .Tbr s%sulf foP a al on 'asgS s'e st., EAR frien and
chided gentle Harvard, his neighbor, "sufi-
Gent unto the day is the evil thereof"
1t was Yale there and Yale at the three
quarters, and it seemed as they reached the
mile that the blue gathered strength in going
and was about to pull away. Il guess
Morse can tand it, after all" said a Yale
man. You know we were afraid he would
not be bile to row the race out any better
than last year And look at Boulton!''
doing pretty we'll"
Truly, it looked as If the smooth, pretty
rowing Yale crew had a right to trim the
bulky Harvard eight
ALE AT THE MILE.
For the last time that was to be, though,
Yale was a leader at the mile, by twenty
came the Harvard squirt. The mile mark
seemed to be the fitting and proper place.
Dropping the stroke one notch. while Yale
climbed to 80, making them level, Harvard
made a Try 1t us gained m despite the re- best
~perceptibly the Crimson nose slid up and
up, running as smoothly as may be between
strokes, and inch by inch Yale became the
quarry and Harvard the hunter.
to the minute, with the Blue a point higher,
and when the flag that marked the finish
of a mile and a half was reached the shells
were on even terms. There goes Harvard"
was the CRY. Were making a turn
replied Yale. "The shore line is turning"
but Yale was reasoning against fate.
1t was there just before the navy yard
was reached that Filley put his men to the
proof against Yale and the battle was won.
Coming into the shadow of the navy build
ing at the end Of the long path across the
stream the anglicized Harvardian swung
a bit higher and harder All along the
line came the response. Three dozen
strokes and the trick was done.
HARVARD GoEs TO THE FRONT.
For once the Harvard men were in the
lead, and it was deoreed they never should
be headed. Both crews were going well,
race, " but Filley knew he was the master.