The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-14
THE REGATTA.

SARATOGA, July l3.-In the single scull
race between ]. Kennedy, OF Yale, and
w, F. Weed, OF Harvard, Kennedy failed
to make his appearance, and the judge
sent Weed oyer the course without refer
ence to time.
The Freshman race was won by Cor
nell, Harvard second, Brown third.
Brown took the lead from the first half
uiIe, and kept II until the second mile
and hall, when Harvard took the lead,
but was passed by Cornell, who came in
first with Harvard second. Time, 1924,
A MAGNIFICENT RACE-coRNELL WINS ny
A ALENGTH,
SARATOGA, July l3.-At l2 o'clock to.
day four freshmen crews, the Cornell,
Harvard, Brown and Princeton, took
up their position for the race. After u
few seconds a start was made in good
order. The Brown boys got away FIRST,
and rowing more rapid stroke than
either Of their competitors, soon showed
decidedly in front. The sympathizers
with the Brown boys Cheered Justify, nor
was 1t till we'll toward the close that their
enthusiasm had to subaide. For two full
miles the Brown crew kept the lead, and
there was nearly q quarter Of the third
trayersell before they were Overtaken,
when the Harvard crew, with mag
nifcent spurt overlook tho Brown
crew, but not without a struggle was the
leadership surrendered. Every energy
was strained to hold the advanced posi-
tion and the excitement among tho spec
tatOrs was OF the most intense kind. AT
last the bow Of the Harvard boat was
driven to the front amidst the cheering
of the Harvard out-lOOkers. At this
point, however, the field again changed,
Tor the Cornell men, who had until now
been rowing third, lay TO their oars and
with spirited, dashing energy absolutely
astonishing drew up to the Brown men,
got even, passed them, gained upon the
Harvard boys, got even and entered into
a struggle for the first place, and finally
with u spurt OF astonishing brilliancy,
went clear to the front, and came homo
winners by boat length.
Perhaps no more exciting bit OF boat.
ing has ever been done between our col
leges than took place between these
Freshmen In the last mile OF the course,
and no victory was ever more CALAMITY
won. II was clear triumph Of pluck,
nerve and good training. The Princeton
men were last Nll the time, though not
dlsgraCefully so. The Cornell stroke was
the longest,
The Cornell crew, as they came ashore,
were picked up and carried on the shoul-
ders Of their friends along the front Of
the stand, amid enthusiastic huzIas and
shoutings. The ladies' caught the con.
tagion, and waved their paraSols and
handkerchiefs over the young viCtors.
The cause OF Kennedy's non.appear-
anCe at the single scull race was his mis-
taking the time to be after the Freshman
race had been rowed, instead OF before.
Yale and Cornell are even In the bet
ting for to.morrow's race.
ITHACA, N. Y, July ll.-Thc victory
Of the Cornell Freshman crew was re-
Ceived here with the greatest enthusiasm.
Guns were fired, flags raised, brooms
elevated, and general spirit Of rejoicing
prevails.
tThe College Committee, Messrs. Justice,
Drayton and Terry, with the concurrence
Of Vim. J. Roberts, President Of the
Rowing Association Of American Col
leges, and James Watson, Umpire, have
decided that there was no race TO- day Of
single scull, owing to the misunder-
standing OF the Yale, and that the races
shall be pulled tomorrow two hours
after the start In the University race.
The official order and time Of contestants
in the Freshman race to-day is announced
as follows: Cornell 1881, Harvard
1881, Brown 1891, Princeton l7:49l.