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Show CRIMSONS WIN The Gieat Annual College ' Boat Race. Although Impeded by the Tug " Caesie," the Harvard Boys Win the Race With Ease A Funeral Procession. j New Loxrox, June 20. The six-, I tenth annual four . niile eight-oared I straightway race between the Yale and J Harvard crews was rowed to-day at noon over the Thames course, from Winthrop point to Gatesferry and was won br Harvard in feleven lengths. Time 21:23, Yale 21:52. Harvard's victory is the biggest surprise in college col-lege alhlets for many year. Good judges of rowing conceded the race to 1 ale, almost ta a man, and so strong was the sentiment in favor of Yale, that stacks of money was left at the pool rooms and went uneven at odds from 108 to GO. Harvard took the lead at the start and forged ahead with a - rush. As their shell went ahead the crimson supporters on the ottsrrvalion train became frantic with excitement; as the excitement spread, some reckless work was done by the steam boat captain, which caused two collisions, col-lisions, with no serious results, but it w as simply a matter of good luck. Two miles up the river the teg boaf'Gjp-sie" boaf'Gjp-sie" ran into the tide of the press boat, the shock throwing twenty-five or thirty people off their feet. At the fin 3 ish when the channel was crowded with iail sorts of crafts, the -press boat, in trying to avoid a collision with the Sound steamer, "Rhde Islaud," struck the tug "American," knocking many people sprawling over the decks. Fortunately For-tunately no one was injured. The cenes at the finish were of tht most ex- 1 traordinary character, the Harvard men leing wild with joy. Thousards of the I Yale supporters wrr decidedly crestfallen crest-fallen over their unexpected dfeat. The scenes along the river were of ah unusual brilliant and lively character. The observation train of thirty-five cars carried an immense crowd, while at the least there were seyenty-flye seyenty-flye steamers. Steam and sail yachts followed the crews over th course or were anchored in some nosi- Ition or favored place. Along the vr st bunk were crowds of sight-aeers Promptly at 11:30 the ere wn came down the river toward the stake boats. Harvard Har-vard backed into position, and in a few minutes later Yale followed after. When the crews were given the word, I Harvard caught first water, and setting j ' a fast 40 stroke at once put bow of their I - - boat slightly in front. Yale started I with a 38 stroke. For a fevr strokes both crews were caught in the swell and splashed quite badly, then settling down each crew gave a fine exhibition of ro ing, the Harvard, howerer, clearly clear-ly sending their boat along at a greater speed. The Yale's work, on the other hand, was much inferior to that seen in their daily practice. At a half mile Harvard led" by a full length. All during the second half Harvard con-. con-. -; . ' tinned to gain. Here the steamers crowded in on the boats fcnd a hwpII was caused, both doing some fagged work for a few strokes. Kearing the I mile flag, Harvard increased her lead to nearly three lengths. From a mile I to a mile aud a half, Harvard contin- I ued to gain, and it became a question) I of how many lengths Harvard I would defeat Yale. In the next, llar- I vard, by strong and steady work, in- I creased the lead to nearly six lengths. I Yale's boat continued to settle and j hang, and it was now a procession. Just J after passing the navy yard, the tug, I "Cassie,"got squarely in the Harvard's I course, and the crew were obliged to j make a wide swerve. Yale, however, I profitted by this incident, and Harvard I I getting back into their course continued I to widen the gap between their boat and Yale. At two and a half miles, Harvard gained an additional three lengths, and after passing the thre and a half mile flag they had a good lead of ten lengths. Both crews settled down ' for a final epurt, and here again Harvard showed showed superiority in every way over the New Haven crew. Both crews were doing excellent work, but Harvard's Har-vard's shell continued to show a steady gain and they passed the finish, pulling forty strokes to the minute, while J Yale was eleven lengths behind and . W rowing thirty-seven. Harvard's crew rowed at once to their quarters and Yale paddled up to Gates Ferry. |