The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24

Why COrnell's Grew Did No Better and
How They Did Much Better Than
They Were Given Credit For-Iowing
Over Sandbars In tho SHALLOW Com
necticut Creck-The bow Oarsman
Speaks.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
l have In my possession letter from the
bow oar Of the Cornell crew-Rui Anderson
which contains clear exhibit OF the particulars
concerning that crew at the Sprin gheld regatta.
give you some extracts:-
''In answer think can show you that Cornell
did not so bad as greet many think. In reference
to being ninth in the race can't imagine how any
one could assume the face TO write such malicious
fasehood, but suppose it was started by some OF
those Eastern reporters, VINO were opposed to us
from the beginning to the end Of stay Spring
field. There not the least doubt but that we
came in fourth. We finished by the west shore,
and all the judges aud spectators that side say
that we came in fourth. A gentleman who was ON
the judges boat said we came in fourth, and the
Wesleyan crew say we came in fourth; Amherst
claimed to have come In fourth, but the evil
dence we had placed us ahead OF them. Since they
have found that the judges know nothing about
the position OF the crews at the finish Amherst
claims second, but VIC have Just as much right, il
not more, 10 claim second as Amherst"
"One reason, perhaps. why some thought we
diagonal line at the finish we kept far to the west
ern shore and were across the line long before u
number saw US at all.o
"Tnc gehcral press despatch placed us behind
Dartmouth, BowdOin, Columbia and some others,
which Know was false. We had not gone quar-
ter OF a mile on the start be ore we took Bovdol g
water with clelr lead, and know she did not
gam on us before we crossed the ine Dartmouth
was lar to the rear OF u.s. and they said themselves
that the Columbia crew came In ahead OF them,
anu the Columbia bow oar told me that We came
in ahead Of them. The following was our creates
| dinicuity You probably know that we were very
| un rtunate In craving position, having drawn
| eleventh, Or the one by the east snOre. After We
had drawn that position the press SAID we might
as well be counted out OF the race, and indeed ouI
only hope was In the Iouling oil the other iews
among themselves. Yale, Harvard and Amherst
mad the best positions. Our made q
magnificent start and led everything for the
first nall mile, when we struck shallow water,
which made our boat drag very heavily. The snail
low water lasted for nearly the Whole OF the second
mile, and, while we were Juggling the ar,
Yale. harvard aud Wesleyan hid deep water and a
strong current which gave them an immense adj
vantage over u.s."
Coulter, who Is hard to please In such matters
was perfectly satisfied, with the crew. and said
there was not u professional crew in this country
that could have done better under the circum-
Stances"
Sucn, Mr.. Editor, is a review of the part which
the Cornell crew took in the great race-the diff
cuties which 1t met and Overcame. Now, know
ing the inevitable results OF sucn q contest, SIM
cerely hope that tue expectations OF the MANY
friends OF Cornell will, BY this communication,
have heen realized, taking in view the diflcutles
VIII oh were entailcd upon the crew by their unor-
tunate choice OF position. BEDS.
NEW YORK, July %, 1879.