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ALUMNI WH EEKLY
Wednesday noon exceeded in size any
seen at the races for many years. Cor-
nell supporters were strongly in evi-
dence early Wednesday morning and
showed their confidence by taking any
bets that could be had, even with the
odds slightly against them. There was,
as compared with former years, very
little betting, the most of it by outside
sports. so
The unfortunate condition
weather on Wednesday and consequent
postponement of the race caused uni-
versal disappointment, except to the
residents of New London, who were
nothing loath to entertain the crowd of
visitors in the city. Until two o’clock
that day the weather was fine, and the
Observation train of 41. full cars,
decked with many flags, pulled out from
the station with every prospect of a
perfect day for the race. The Cornell
launch came out early, bringing her
Crew and towing the shell. Soon the
weather became threatening and a stiff
breeze blew up the course. Cornell
landed at the Harvard quarters and her
shell was taken into Harvard’s boat-
house while the men accepted Captain
Perkins’s hospitality in the quarters.
It was decided at half past two, on ac-
count of the squalling outlook, to row
the race at 3.15, but at 3 o clock the
thunder storm which had been threaten-
ing broke with great fury, and rain
continued to fall in torrents for the rest
of the day.
The Observation train ticket-holders
soon presented a sorry spectacle. The
rough cars offered no protection except
a loose canvas roof, and when the rain
began to come down the high wind car-
ried it underneath the coverings. The
train remained at the starting point for
some time, but was finally forced to
carry back to shelter its load of soaked
and disappointed occupants.
A SECOND POSTPONEMENT.
It was announced at 3.30 that the race
would be rowed up stream at 7 o'clock.
At half past six the crowds began to re-
turn to the Observation train, present-
ing a marked contrast to their appear-
ance earlier in the day, but still en-
thusiastic. All the available umbrellas
and rubber garments had been bought
up early, and now there appeared yel-
low oilskins, tarpaulins, gaudy checked
oilcloths and every other covering
which could be found for keeping out
the water. The rain had not ceased to
fall, and when the hour for starting
arrived it was found that the severe
wind had blown several flag buoys out
of position. A thick mist up stream
would have made steering difficult, so
the race was again postponed till 10
o'clock on Thursday morning. It de-
veloped later that this hour was not a
congenial one for the Crews, and 12.30
was set for the starting time, the race to
be rowed down stream with the current
barely turned.
New London was taxed to the utmost
to handle the crowd that wished to
stay over night and several hundred
were obliged to seek lodging in nearby
towns. Thursday morning came _ in
bright and warm with conditions ideal
at 10 o'clock, but before noon the wind
had swung into the southwest and was
increasing in force rapidly. At 12
o'clock the Observation train got under
headway, but there was a thinning of the
ranks noticed, probably 400 seats being
vacant, left by people who could not
stay over for one reason or another.
The approach of Cornell and Har-
vard, within a few minutes of each
other, was the signal for a great wel-
come. Yale came in sight five minutes
later and all got on the-line without
delay.
twelve the start was made. Yale got
a beautiful three-stroke and jumped to
the lead with Cornell close on her, Har-
vard in the rear. For the first half no
better fight for the front place was ever
seen, but it was Cornell’s at the half by
10 feet and Yale’s leading was done.
From here to the Navy Yard Yale was
encouraged by her supporters on the
train with deafening roars of encourage-
ment, but she steadily dropped behind,
though rowing a powerful and appar-
ently easy stroke. The machine-like
precision of Cornell was not to be over-
come and she continued to increase her
lead without much effort. Everyone
looked to see Yale come up fast on the
last mile, but it was not in her and the
triumphant Ithacans crossed the finish
about four leneths ahead of Yale and
twelve lengths ahead of the Crimson.
They finished fresh, and turning, took
of the:
At thirty-eight minutes past:
their course to their quarters at a fast
clip. Both Yale and Harvard finished
comparatively strong.
DETAILED STORY OF THE RACE.
The drawings for positions on Wed-
nesday resulted in the West course,
the one next to the Observation train,
falling to Cornell, while Harvard took
the East side, with Yale in the middle.
On Thursday, at the hour set for the
start, 12.30 P. M., the conditions were
not as favorable as in the morning, the
wind having hauled around, from a
gentle breeze down stream to an eight
or ten-mile blow from the Southwest,
almost across the river. This gave Cor-
nell a slight advantage, as she was
somewhat sheltered from the gusts.
Cornell was first on the line at 12.25,
followed by Harvard .a few minutes
later. At 12.35 Yale was ready and the
pistol shot came at 12.37.50. Yale got
the best start of the three boats and at
once took the lead, settling down to a
stroke of 34 to the minute. Cornell was
pulling 35 and Harvard 35. Fifteen
strokes from the stake-boat, Harvard,
in some unaccountable manner, had
fallen a length to the rear of the leader,
and continued to drop back from here
steadily, though proportionately very
much slower. Between the other two
an exciting struggle was going on for
first place. For two-thirds of the dis-
tance to the first flags Cornell’s prow
hung even with No. 3 in the Yale boat,
the efforts to push it further along be-
ing unavailing. It soon became evidertt,
however, that Yale could not hold her
lead, for foot by foot it was reduced by
the Ithacans, rowing a slightly quicker
stroke, till at the half the conditions
between them had been reversed, Cor-
nell crossing one second ahead, which
is equivalent to about 15 feet. The
order and times were: Cornell, “223;
Yale, 2.44; Harvard, 2,48.
From the half to the mile flag Cor-
nell, keeping the stroke at 35, opened
a space of a hali-length between her
shell and Yale’s, while Harvard with a
33 swing brought up the rear two
lengths from Yale’s stern.
At this point Yale was rowing well
within herself at 32 to the minute and
the boat was traveling fast and smoothly.
As an exhibition of clean blade and
body work it was superb, but the re-
sistless dash and spirit of the leaders
was lacking. Harvard had given signs
of going to pieces in the second half,
but steadied down and began to row
the English stroke as Englishmen might
row it. The mile flags were passed in
the following order and times: Cornell,
5.39; Yale, 5.45; Harvard, 5.54.
AT THE MILE.
When the mile was passed Coxswain
Walton called on his men for a spurt
and the quick response was a 34 stroke
for the space of a minute and a half,
which cut the Cornell lead of two
lengths to less than a length, and the
nose of the Blue’s boat lapped the
Cornellian’s. It was too hard a strain
for Captain Whitney’s Crew and the
pace fell off to 32 again, Cornell at
once creeping away with a stroke
two points or so higher. Harvard was
struggling valiantly five lengths behind.
The times at the mile and a half show
the gain Yale made in her spurt: Cor-
nell, 8.41; Yale, 8.45;° Harvard,” 0.01.
The brisk breeze began to make
itself felt in the disturbed condition of
the surface and when the boats neared .
the Navy Yard, where the flag is
stationed which marks the two miles,
Yale’s strong Crew was looked to for
better speed than her rivals. The only
difference noticed, however, was a great
falling off in Harvard’s watermanship.
Bow and No. 6 were the only men on
the port side of that boat who came
anywhere near catching with No. 8, and
the starboard oars were in one, two,
three order for 45 seconds. The times
at the two miles were: Cornell, 11.37;
Yale, 11.45; Harvard, 12.02.
For the next half mile the three crews
spread apart still further, Yale hanging
on doggedly and reserving herself for
the final mile. The two and one half
flag was passed in the following times:
Cornell, 14.43; Yale, 14.55; Harvard,
15.15. At the three miles flag, Yale
had increased her lead over the Crim-
son to almost seven lengths and she
herself was three lengths from the
leaders, who preserved their stroke of
34 to the minute. The times were:
Goel, 17.44; Yale,17.59; Harvard,
18.28.
Right at this point Yale put the
stroke to 34 and made a gallant effort
to be in at the finish. But Cornell was
watching and Mr. Briggs made it two
points higher. Even at this Yale crept
slowly up till only two lengths separated
the flying boats. The race was in great
danger, but not yet lost and Yale men
looked for the last half. At the three
and one half mark the times caught
were: Cornell, 20.32; Yale, 20.42; Har-
vard, 21.12. Harvard’s stroke went to
36 after the flag dropped astern, but
Cornell and Yale maintained their pace
steadily and continued to draw away
from her.
Cornell crossed the finish line a win-
ner, rowing a long, swinging stroke of
34; Yale followed at 32 and Harvard
raced over the line in good form, at 35.
The official times at the finish were:
Cornell, 23.48; Yale, 24.02; Harvard,
24.35. In lengths,. figured acording to
time and wind, Cornell led Yale by
about four lengths, and Harvard by
about thirteen lengths.
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Fhe Freshman Victory.
The Freshman race was one of the
closest in the history of college boat
racing. A strong wind was blowing
directly against the crews, making fast
time impossible.
The race was scheduled for three
o'clock and shortly before that time the
Observation train took its
above Harrison’s Landing.
*At three o’clock the water was very
rough and the announcement was made
from the referee’s boat that the race had
been postponed until four o’clock. At
that hour it was again necessary to
postpone it for a half hour on account
of the wind, and when the crews were
ready for the start, the race was again
delayed, as several excursion boats had
drifted into the course.
At 5.03 the race started with Harvard
on the West or outside course, Cornell
in the middle, and Yale on the East
course. Harvard caught the water first,
and shot ahead, but Cornell gained the
lead before the boats had gone a hun-
dred yards, with Yale almost even with
her. Harvard’s starboard was splash-
ing somewhat, but the men were rowing
a powerful stroke. Yale was using the
same stroke as that rowed by the Uni-
versity Crew, but it was more snappy
though ragged on the catch. ©
The Cornell men showed fine form,
their stroke being almost as smooth and
graceful as the University, yet showing
much power. Cornell passed the half
mile mark in the lead,-with Harvard a
quarter of a length behind and Yale
third:: Time “2:46, 2.47 ‘arid 2.50." Yale
and Cornell were rowing 36 strokes to
the minute while Harvard held on
with 32. At the mile all three crews
were about even, Cornell being possibly
a few feet in the lead. Time not taken -
exactly, but about 5.42. |
During the next half mile Cornell
position .
spurted and drew away a little from
Harvard, but the Yale boat could not
be shaken off, and the mile and a hali
mark was passed with the crews in the
above order, all rowing 32 strokes to
the minute.
Yale was gaining on Cornell, whose
men seemed to be weakening and took
the lead just after the mile and a half
mark was passed. The time was fast
here, being 8.08; 8.10 and 8.11_respec-
tively, 33 seconds faster than Cornell's
University Eight for the same distance.
Harvard at this point made a fre-
markable spurt, and slowly lessened the
distance between the Cornell boat and
her own. At an eighth of a mile from
the finish Yale was leading, with Har-
vard second and slowly gaining. Here
all three crews began their final spurt,
and the Yale shell jumped forward,
coming over the line one-third of 4
length in front of Harvard, who in turn
was lapping Cornell to No. 7. The
official time was: Yale 11 minutes 22%
seconds; Harvard, 11 minutes 23%
seconds, and Cornell 11 minutes 26%
seconds.
The Freshman victory was a glorious
one, and was won by their greater dash
and pluck rather than by watermanship
or clean work. The course steered by
Neal could not be improved upon, and
every man in the boat rowed in ex-
cellent form. Cameron drove his crew
beautifully and rowed his position ex-
ceptionally well, and Atkinson, who has
been in the boat only a few days, rowed
as if he was thoroughly accustomed to
the place.
The Crew has been under the entire
supervision of J. O. Rodgers, ’98.
The officials of the races were:
Referee—Meikleham, Columbia.
Judges on referee's boat—R. C. Leh-
mann, Harvard; Walter Camp of Yale;
B. I Wheeler, Cornell.
Timekeepers—J. J. Storrow, Harvard;
_GwH. Adee, Yale; C.S. Francis, Cornell.
Judges at finish—Perkins, Harvard;
R. Schweppe, Yale; Howland, Cornell.
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MR. D. STUART DODGR'S WORK.
Vote Adopted by the Graduate Advi-
sory Commiittce of the Y. Wf. C. A.
In view of the withdrawal of Mr. D.
Stuart Dodge, ’57, from the Graduate
Advisory Committee of the Yale Young
Men’s Christian Association, the follow-
ing minute was unanimously adopted
by the Committee at its regular meeting
held in Dwight Hall, New Haven,
Conn., on June 14th, 1808:
“Mr. D. Stuart Dodge became con-
nécted with the Committee soon after its
appointment and was at once elected
its first Treasurer. In discharging the
duties of this office, he has been most
faithfuland most generous. His practi-
cal brotherly sympathy and counsel
have been one of the most essential
factors in promoting both the efficiency
of the Committee and the development
of the work of the Yale Young Men’s
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