Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-14
ON THE WAVE
YachIinE AZ Cape TEy-Eae ELnd'X
Winner Of the ns-ThOUsald-nOI
Prize for slOOps-DetaaIs OF
the Cruise
The Regatta as SaraseER-Tho Cornell
crew ViciorB over al Competitors
large A'Ierdanee at ECtn
Places
YACHTING AT CAPE MAY.

CAPE MAY, July l3.-TEe weather
was very favorable for the yacht race to-
| daV, the wind, at the time Of starting,
! blowing freshly from the south. The
! beach, the hotel pOTches, and all other
! eligible positions were crowded with
! spectators. Attwenty-five minutes past
| ten o'clock the first gun was fired, and
! the second gun ten minutes later, when
| the yachts made for the line. In shout
| a minute aud half the fret boat, the
schooner Idler, passed, and stood on her
/ course, with every sail drawing in quick
| order, followed by the schoOners Keso-
| lutte and Rambler. At fOrty-three min
| utes. past ten, the Mohawk, closely
Rugged by the schooner Eva, passed
out. ThesiAth boat was the slOOp Sadie.
One after another passed until just be-
fore the fifteen minute gun was fired,
shutting out competitors. TIE fourteenth
and last yacht made the line as the YES
sells got fairly on their course, and stood
out to sea. The sight was exceedingly
beautiful, and all were recon- pensed FIR
yesterdays disappointment Shortly
ke'ore two o'clock the fleet came in
sight on the return trip. All were pref
ty well together, By 2:l5 all were in
sight, with the Eva apparently leading
well to windward. The Mohawk APP
peaTed about fourth. With the fresh
breeze which had got round little to
the west, the Mohawk crossed the line at
2:26. In a minute and haIf the Idler
passed, and was received with two guns
from the TallapOosa. In another min
ute and half the Resoute sailed by
third. After al interval Of ten minutes
and q half Rambler was saluted as
fourth, and in minute and half more
Madeline came in fifth. The sixth
yacht to cross the line was the Eva at
2:45. The DIeadnaught was the sew
enth at ESQ. The eighth was the first
sloOp, the VindeX, for which the gun
fred at 1858. Next came the slOOp Sa-
die at 3:05. This makes the VindeX
winner Of the thOusand.dOllar prize for
slOops. The finish was very exciting,
the handling OF the yachts being superb.
VICTORY OF THE CORNELL ROwERS
OVER ALL COMPETITORS.
SARATOGA, June bat twelve
o'clock to-day the four freshmen crews,
the Cornell, the Harvard, the Brown
and the Princeton took up position for
their race. After o few seconds delay
the start was made in good order. The
Brown boys got away first, and rowing
competitors soon showed decidedly in
front. The sympathizer5 with the
Brown boys cheered Justify; nor was it
until toward the close that their enthu-
siasm had TO subside. For two full miles
the Brown crew kept the lead, and
there was nearly q quarter or 8
third traveTsed before they were over
taken. The Harvard with a magDifi-
cent squirt, overlook the Brown crew,
but not without 3 struggle was the lead
ership surrendered. Every energy was
strained to hold the advanced position,
and the excitement among the specta-
tors was Of the intensest kind. At last
the bow OF the Harvard boat WAS driven
to the font amid the widest cheering of
the Harvard lookers.Or. At this point,
however, the field was again changed,
for the Cornell men, who had until now
been rowing third, lay to their oars and,
with q spirit ard d2shing energy ab-
solutely astonishing, drew up
to the Brown men; got even; passed
them; gained upon the Harvard boys;
got even; entered into desperate stTug-
gle for the first place, and finally, with
a squirt Of astonishing brilliaucy, went
clear to the front, and came home viz
neTs by 8 boats length. Perhaps 10
more exciting bit of boating has ever
been done between our colleges than
took place between these freshmen in
the last mile Of the course, and no
victory was ever more CALAMITY
won. It was clear triumph
OF pluck, nerve and good training.
The Princeton men were the last
all the time, although not disgracefully
so. The Princetons rowed more rapid
stroke than either of their competitors.
The Cornell stroke was the longest. The
cause Of KenneIy's nOn-appearance at
the single-scull race was his mistaking
the time to be after the freshmen race
had been rowed, instead of before. Yale
and Cornell are even. in the betting for
tO-mOrroW's race.