The sun., 1878-07-18

Cox,waIn Browne Boston .. iu1 10
The prepondernnce in weigh, and age. MS on
the two crews, naked t. the waist. drew into
line. aud the figures scarcely convey u correct
crew crew. - rhe saperior form ot the Harvard
youngsters was none the less noticeable as COM
pared with the ragged s,rokr nnl want - unity
rowing men. including Courtney, VINO was on
the referees ear. unhesitatlngly held that the
N4.i5 the referee gave the worl Go" and
Owa-cp lako glittcrcd hot in the SUNSHINE MS
The sixteen plucky youngsters started on their
Get Weary" ms the oars struck the water. and
the college friends OF the respective crews lent
voice and lung to speed the gallant youths in
their first race Both crews caught the water
lngether. and very even start was eiir TED.
settlel dead against the rowers at the start
Harvard started with thirty -soyen stroke.
nnd Cornell about the same. hut this WAS
only a flyer. and did not continue. They rowed
along even for short distance and then Cornell
shot her pow W nh.H9 hhu y OK on ~ ienI Will Will
kept up a sc stroke, and at this point {. rnell
was leading threo-quart"rs ~ length. This
was nothing. however, IN athree-mlle rhoe, ana
further develOpmcnts were anNluu-ly awaited
BY the pnrtisans OF both colors. Running up to
The nil. Cornell held her stroke, while Harvard
dropped TO 34 waiting race, all said but
atthe mile it was noticeable that Cornell had
insreas.oi her lead to nearly length and 2
and a half and at tho mill, anl half two
lcnghs. About hero Haryard swnng sleadily
men crew. with an apparently easy 33 stroke
And yet Cornell grimly held her lead. with the
bow pulling in horrible SHAPE. and two in the
waist but little better. and boat that
s,arcey, saw an even, Keel from the start
bnTy oppss SdC orn sern Int nn sh
" fell back again and eubsided into a
80 stroke while Cornell hit, il up to &c. and
k'tt 1t there n. the two and hall miles. At
this point Cornelns colors were three lengths
ah-al. Al three-qunrters Cornell still rowed
IS 10 80 to Haryards 49, and with her three
lengths lead IL fur that squirting OF
Haryards in the short distance remaining
eonla have any effect, Their, was was no ehanse
frlsh winner in II minutes lSN seconds
Harvard was II seconds later, and about three
lengths astern. COrnrll's first mile was made
~ minutes ii seconds. anu the second mile in
IL minutes 25 seconds
Cdrne from MI Harysrd n h1t The former Was So
long IN accepting it that II was generally
thVlght at Cambridge there would be no race,
6ns eyiieuty been, taken advantage OF by
SSs5ing,. Sa5in twhhsoa after finding that they
Tho result has shown as nearly all races
snow, that "A slow boat viii beat fast one
uie latter has not steam enough IN
Fre.hmcn contests have always attracted
aSr'at deh Of attention. in collegedom. though
Freshmen cr"ws the University crews are most
HARM. ,y II is dogbul' n35Wsy9r Whetner
10 uc lI'ure, unless they improve IN physique.
,hhoinsh undoubtedly due honor will be paid to
unlE PUCK.
In lS7l the Brown Yale, and Princeton Fresh
men contested on Saratoga lake. Princeton bent
ing p.g Yale hy four inchcs.. In 1873 tho Harvard.
princeton, Brown. and Cornell Freshmen had Il
close contest. Cornell winning in II minutes
~ seconds, with Harvard a close second.
These wer2 the ilrst honors ever scored by
snd Columbia Freshmen rowed' and
Cornell was again the winner in II
minutes 80 seconds. Harvard second In II min
utes 81 seconds. These. however, were ali six
Dared races Previous 10 these races. the Har-
and Xa1a Erna imam fOF nun ftu. rfrx
had rowed. and the Harvard Freshmen carried
on the laures by a small majority.