Year: 1873

the nrst quarter mile ana Amherst. who mp till
that time made thrty-cght strokes to the minute
had been quietly working along In the dead water
ON the west bank now began to pull out cross
ing the wake OF Yale and making for the eastern
position


YALE RRsOLUrELY KEPT ON


her course with Amherst or to the eastward and
about two lengths IN the rear. The effect OF poor


Judgment or poor steering ON the part OF Harvard
sent her away across III the wake OF Yale toward
the western bank. The river makes quite curve
here to the eastward, and the Harvards were
taking the long bend OF the stream instead OF run
ming across the cddes and dead water on the east
ern side. The end OF the first mile found Harvard
pulling fully orty strokes to the minute to Yale's
thirty-eight, yet the latter crew was evidently
leaving the magenta behind.


AMHERST AND YALE FIGHTING FOR THE HoNoRs.
The Amherst boys, under about thirry-eght
strokes hung well to the port quarter OF the Yale
men. and II began to appear that the struggle
during the entire three miles was to be between
the blue and the purple. The relative positions
OF the three crews did not change until its
end. Harvard discovering her mistake, after few
moments took the eastward route, and while
She lost ground with every mile, kept up a good
regular stroke. The Yale 81 X were equal to the
best Efforts OF all their antagonists, and res0lutely
kept directly in front of Amherst after the first
two miles The Amherst boys, compelled to pull
through the wake OF the Yale did not make time
equal to that in the beginning OF the contest.


They worked just faithfully, but their boat
seemed no have lost much OF lts life The Harvard
crew was at this time fully eight lengths in the
rear, and it was evident that the would make at
least final effort to show up near the front,
although it was not possible now for them to win.
Young Hodges voice ran out In the air. and


HARVARD RAN UP HER sTRoKE TO AZ


in less time than it takes to write it, They had re-
covered more than two lengths and the boys in
purple saw that they were in danger OF losing
second place. and Johnston, the stroke, called
TO his men and Al herst tailed 10 during the
next minute. This she maintained to the line
Yale, seeing all the field behind her, did not exert
herself In the finish. The stroke ranging between
3s ana 40, was maintained with a beauty and regu-
larity which would have pleased Jimmy Hamill,
their trainer, If he could have seen the finish The
Amherst crews showed much good beef,
and the stroke OF Johnson was regarded as
quite promising for the future. Yales time
was I'm. and 5Ss., defeating Amherst by nine
lengths and Harvard by fifteen lengths. The in
terva between the arrival OF Yale and the crossing
OF Amherst was 4iXs The cry OF "Yale." All here
have heard 1t very much during the past two days.
filing the noisy atmosphere as the hurricane out
does the tempest, ana the second victory for the
old university on Long Island Sound was the
word before the night set in. Yale taught the row.
ing men of America another and severe lesson and
completed her galaxy OF honor. The two defeated
crews bore their fate manful'y, and pulled slowly
back to their lighthouses up the stream The vic
tors the petted of all and the favortes alike
with fair women and enthusiastic college men,
After many cordial greetings the Yale boys came
back home,