New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
YALE CREW DEFEATED
PENNSYLVANIA WTNS By
OPEN LENGTH.
Quakers Pull 4scay from BIuc
VARSITY an DHai Race on
the SchuylkiH.
iRy Teieerarh to The T7.nur,. J


when the Pennsylvania eight Dared crew soundly
defeated Ea3e ga the SchUyIhiu here this after
noon The race a mile and q half
course starting at the fails and finishing at the
Columbia bridge Never for eli instant il tho
entire distance DID the sons of Eli have even a
fighting chance 10 WIN. for they We're clearly
ourrgve6 10y c-ew that oid not show any remark
sble form. The time was = minutes seconds for
Tire winners ard minutes Il seconds for Yale.
TIC c-ly Tay Of consolation that the New Haven
carsrle1 got in she fact thal the ELS scored
eight walked away from the scrub crew OF the
ouaAers and Won ny mere than two lengths
The Yale men. a. they ziEzas-ed IN their English
bul1 boat. seemed 5e hereTt oC all power. 4
complete upset cf form vas what the SchuylkilI
rowing experts called Il, for although the wearers
% The Blue had given promise of their ability 10
LsrCie their new craft. when The test came they
sailed, II was evident from tie moment the first
stroke pulled that the Yale eight was out
1asSed as ta- as power U Their pull was con-
cera5G. Physically. TIE Gafe men were a strap
ping husky GROUP and seemed IN better trim
than their Philadelphia rivals. They could no,.
however, connect with their oars with the proper
amount of power and consequently every stroke
saw them dropping further behind.
Before the eight bodies in the Pennsylvania boat
had doubled Up for twenty strokes the boat was
quarter OF a length IN the lead only des-
ra-5-o sru-t by Yale put temporary check on
fe Increasing lead, but The th-ee-ouarter mile
post half way from the finish. there was just a
--resE cf oue1 water showing between the boats
Down the last half Of the course, past the island
a-d t0 the Columbia bridge. the Quakers, with
Their same long measured puIl, drew away. When
tre signal HAT the race was over was flashed the
RCd ana Blue So0d two lengths and a quar-
Ter IN the Iead and pulling further away with
eve-y stroke
one OF -he biggest crowds that ever turned out
% see 81 boat race the historic national course
-rr01EoG Tie drives and walks Of Paramount Park.
and each one Of the houses along bcatmen-s row
Lad reu-esentation on tie water. The number Of
canoes, tarEes and sllas. each Hith ifs Blue OF
Re6 and BGe banner that lined the course was
indicative OF The enthusiasm that had been aroused
A -arze number OF Yale supporters were on hand,
and there were nor a few sons of Harvard there
N get q glimpse q their rivals pTowess.
a stiff blow from the northwest kicked up an
Ugly lor Of waves cu The course in the early after
roc-. ard as the time fo- the first race drew near
and there was little abatement in the roughness
began n look as if the races would have 10
he called Cfr- After waiting hour after the
rIr1c originally ~et for the contest Of the second
r--h-s, The officials decided that The breeze had
H-oEr Itself out and the oarsUen were called 10
he start BY the time the preliminary race was
the water vas fairly calm and there was little
The Pe~--s--va-ia varsity went upstream with
p long measured stroke and waited for the Yale
crew The Cuakers Won the toss for position. and
chose the east SIDE Of the river.
Trers wa iir-le 5ocheyins while they were
waiting for Tie tun. and both crews caught the
v-z--r together ~ exactly BIB Pennsylvania
-,-r--e7 50-o the lead a. outset and took the
vsle eight bv surprise After the initial squirt
--s crews settled down 70 tEirty-tLIee strokes 10
--a minute and kept Il up. stroke for stroke, 10
rs trolley bridge little past the haf-Tle marx
~ The tine PeDnsE lyaria was Tl-ling away ana
Howe. captain and stroke Of the Yale eishI oe-
1r5e6 70 make Ur some OF the lost ground ~
sr- s- I'D IT, t--5-ev-ive. while Ballard. The Quaker
stroke. reduced the speed Of his crew 70 lhiTN-
-v-r- With three strokes more 70 the minute the
Es1- crew was totally unable 10 core with the
ra--zE IyaIa 0aTsEel. and the result was mat
r.aTE
--.z -nre=-al.astcrs OF mile, open water was
showing between the shells
1-ss--s=-fr- these same strokes down past the
- ia. mark The crews sat further apart When
-.. -rr-,re on the banks saw HAT the Red and
Fr.. II ua unforeseen Tnishap should mteTpose,
would surely carry the DAY round aileT To1l"
,f cheers rose iu encouragement 10 The stfus-
sing ei-nt-
-- r.z- rYr,onc showed how completely Yale
-.-s ..-..rlas-ed Howe sent the stroke ~ no'eh
l. notch 10 thi-ty-nine, Eyhile the CuaAeTs' con
---.rE iu rlsi~ even thirty }-fFe- not only he'~
.-a.E bur gained slightly The distance Le
--..- cha crews at the finish VAS two and one
ra.e lengths None Of the men in either ere"
showed anv 81 effects of the struggle ana LleS
r.-e All able to row back 20 quarters
The race EFF tie second crews. when came a. d
-----a-- -asse- was won haud5y by the Yale con
-.---r- Taking the lead at The start they were
le.a- tn danger. and finished tie7l '--o'0 ~
-rr.. lengths ahead Of the Pennsy-lEal-als-
TIE fact that this - the first race tie tted anu
s.-. f.s -.- won from Yale led the under
-r-s--4-a= 10 zi-c tire crew an ovation Inc last
-.... between ~he rvo was in laa- when the |3ush-
- vera badly beaten. as taey iac pesh lii 'i'e
.... ...,,-.5f,.- years
-... .-.-.. Gloon, Al the Vale boathogse A
,.-.-- t..s been expected. and tie winning 81 tle
-.r.. ..-r..,.-z- contest had been taken as good
omen T-s. suuad IS returning 10 Ne" haven bs
A. midnight train
s-r-er=s fa.taar.se were IigHly excited. and sX-
-... GREAT things Of the crew ~ FoughHeepsie-