The Portland daily press., 1875-07-14
COLLEGE REGATTA.
Cornell Wins the Freshman Race.
Weld of Harvard Pulls Alone i'm
the Single Scull Race.

SARATOGA, July 13.-The Cornell Freshman
crew won the three mile race in II 32a. Four
boats started. Harvard was second, Brown
third and Princeton fourth. Brown took the
lead for the first half mils and kept it until
the second mile and half, when Harvard took
the lead, but was passed by Cornell who came
in first by rearly length.
In the single scull race Kennedy of Yale
failed to put in an appearance, and the judges
sent Weld of Harvard off alone. He came
over the course without reference to time and
was received with cheers at the grand stand.
Full Particulars of the Contest,
SARATOGA, July 13.-At IL m. the four
Freshmen crews Cornell, Harvard, Brown and
Princeton, took ub the posi- ton for the race.
After few seconds delay the start was made
in good order. The Brown boys got away first
and rowing more rapid stroke than their COM
petitOrs soon showed decidedly in front. The
sympathisers with Brown cheered Justify, nor
was it till well toward the close that their en-
thusiasm had to subside. For full two miles
the Browns kept the lead and nearly one
fourth of the third was travels ed before they
were overtaken. Harvard with magnificent
squirt overlook the Browns, but not without a
struggle was the leadership wrested from them.
Every energy was strained to hold the advance
ed position and the excitement among the spec
tatOrs was of the intenSest kind. At last the
bow of the Harvard's boat was drawn to the
front amid the widest cheering of the Harvard
lockers on 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 spirited and dashing energy
energy absolutely astonishing, drew up to the
Brown men, got even, passed them, gained up
on the Harvard boys, got even, entered into a
desperate struggle for the first place and final
lv with a squirt of astonishing brilliancy went
clear to the front and came home winners by a
boats length.
Perhaps no more exciting bit of boating has
ever been done between our colleges than took
place between these Freshmen on the last mile
of the course, and no victory was ever more
CALAMITY won. 1t was clear triumph of pluck,
nerve and good training. The Princeton men
were last all the time, although rot disgrace
fully SO. The PrincetOns rOwed a more rapid
stroke than either of their competitors. The
Cornell stroke was the longest.
The cause of Kennedy's nOnappearance at
the single scull race was bis mistaking the
time to be after the Freshmen race had been
rowed instead of before. Yale and Cornell are
even in the betting for tomorrow.
Pools ON the University Race.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Pools were sold this
evening on the university race at Saratoga.
the Yale being still the favorte The follow
ing are the average pools: Yale, %, 40, 20;
Cornell, 10, IS, s; Wesleyan, Z, Is. s; Harvard,
6, II, 6; Princeton. 5, 10, 5; field, II. 20, g.
Cornell Celebrates the Success of her
ITHACA, July 13-The victory of the Cornell
freshmen crew was received here with the
greatest enthusiasm. Guns were fired, flags
raised, brooms elevated and general spirit of
rejoicing prevailed.