New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-17
THE LIKE GEoRGE REGATTA.
CORNELL WINS EASILY THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
BOAT RACE.

BoAT RACE.
LAKE GEORGE, n. Y, July 16.-Thc lake
was IN excellent condition for bOatrac yesterday #
ternoou In the uble-scull the Monahan broth
ers. Of Albany. and K. Larmon and B. Brown. Of
Union Springs. contested. The Cayuga Lake oars
men took tue lead at the sta I, and al
tho finish they were six lengths ahead. Time for
the mie and a naf: Union Springs, 900 Albany, 9:32.
The final heat the Junior singles was contested by
Louis aebIe and John Fo ster, OF HooOken s. ~ Og-
den Of Newark. and F. o. Clark, Of NeVYprk. Foster
wou by i've in 1907; Kuehe, 1Z:07ia Clark,
1885 Ogien. 1858.
L lie hur-oaIed race was between the Albany Grew
and the Eureka crew. Of Newark. The Dany won
the race easily in 926le. The Eureka crews time was
Ackrrman Of Hobo ken. had waIk-over" In the
sem or singles. Time, I1:O4.
The Inter-Coe gate fouroared race between
the Cornell. Couubia, ard University Of Penn
~ wanna crews rowed tnis evening. ana
the betting was Columbia TO- University Of Penn
syiyana ana Cornell 4. Tn result wa- great sur
believing TINT their favorrtes were nvin,
cib.e. Columbia never even gained seeOnn
siton. The Cornell and University crews rowed from
tner quarters 20 The Start their SHELLS while the Col
umbIa crew taken with tner boat In small craft
Al the word Go" the PennpyYania UniVersiiY crew
look a snght lead, followed by Cornell ana C0luln-
bli. within ten strokes Cornell forged 10 In, me
front, ana never after beaded AMI apparently
Increased Their advantage as the pieasea; C1rneI
pulled 40, University IS, ana Columbia Al s'fo i
AGA crew gradually decreased their stroke
and ala not appear 70 themselves
any time during The They are accustomed IN
practice 10 pull At the rate Of forty over mile and bai
course -,
Al thrce-eiehths OF a mile Cornell led by two lengths,
with the University over half eDgth IN advance
of Columbia AZ the half mile nag Cornell led by three
lengths aad the positions Of he other crews remained
unchan ged until the mile stake was approached, when
Cornell ana inc University spurted and let Col
nnbla inside ably behind. The leaders were az east
fonr lengths IN the van, and the Philadel pima
colIreians we're one length and half In front
of the Columbia. The latter named crow pluckiy
Id 10 regain their lost ground but they DID not pos
sess the required spred. The Columbia Dow
could not take the same length OF reaen
with the DINER members OF the crew, aud
snddenly number became cemorhiized
Vhe race was won by Cornell IN Q min see; Uuiyer
iIV Crew second min 20l2 sec, and Columbia last
In the evening the University men
nrnceeded 10 Lake George Hotel
where inc Cornell were quartered, ana
dragged The vietOrs in open carriage 10
where an enthusiastic reception was rendered thein'
J0bn c. Wyman OF Boston, delivered an address OF wei
Everybody remarked the straight course steered by
Lewis OF tho Cornell crew with only "a
Few wceks' practice with the rudder he
sawed vastly superior skll stsersman 10 that OF
tbe tolumba bow who mas the reputatOD o. beihg one
81 the finest men In that position IN the country
rus srieruoon nc o'clock, The captain OF the Coium
ha crew sent protest against lsrnlSs roNIbE III lhc
CornrIl boat at the same time s1}ing no ohclai
so,op Uonld be taken. Commodore BfOwD, OI COrneH,
denied that Lewis unquanhed